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The Olympics are finally kicking off this week, the opening ceremony takes place this Friday in Rio our 77 athletes will be walking behind Ireland’s flag bearer, boxer Paddy Barnes. Most of us will be watching from the safety of our couch and one of the new faces we’ll see on RTE’s Olympic coverage is Kellie Harrington