Newly-crowned world boxing champion Aoife O'Rourke has returned home with her gold medal.
Bronze medallists Gráinne Walsh and Patsy Joyce were also among the 17 squad members at Dublin Airport this evening.
Family, friends and supporters welcomed them home with flags and banners.
Ireland finished 7th out of 66 countries in the medals table at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.
With her gold medal around her neck, Aoife O'Rourke, who is from Co Roscommon, said: "I'm delighted. It's an amazing achievement and I'm just so grateful that I'm getting to put my name alongside the other world champions.
"It's a huge honour and I'm delighted to come home with a gold medal".
The Castlerea native enjoyed a comprehensive victory winning all three rounds of her 75kg division final yesterday.
It is the second world champion medal for the O'Rourke family after her sister Lisa won at light middleweight in Istanbul three years ago.
"I had big, big boots to fill after Lisa achieved hers back in 2022. I'm only delighted to be adding my name to the list as well, Aoife said.
She said that she "100% believed" in her abilities and the achievement is a credit to the hard work put in by her coaches and team.
Aoife said that she had a good run at the championships, adding: "Everyone on the team is capable of achieving this and more".
Patsy Joyce was met by his nine-year-old brother Christy who had been eagerly waiting for Team Ireland to return home.
The 19-year-old arrived home with his bronze medal and a black eye, saying: "It was worth the black eye".
"It was my first senior major tournament. It was good. I showed them who the boss was. I didn't get the gold but I tried," he said.
Gráinne Walsh said that she was grateful to be wearing a bronze medal.
"It's been such an amazing experience. I just wanted to enjoy the whole thing, and I really did that, and I have to credit our coaches and our teammates and stuff, because everyone just was so positive.
"I think when you're in a positive environment, everyone flourishes," she said.
On Ireland's 7th place finish at the championships, Gráinne said: "When you think about it, for our small, little nation like they don't call it the Fighting Irish for nothing".
Among those in the arrivals hall were five-year-old Tia and six-year-old Tom Mackey Coulahan.
The siblings had been on the flight home with Team Ireland having attended the championships to support their dad, Performance Director Jon Mackey.
They proudly carried a boxing glove that squad members had signed for them.
