The Irish women's team have won a bronze medal at the European Cross Country Championships at La Mandria Park in Italy.
In total Ireland secured a record-breaking five medals.
Sisters Eilish and Roisin Flanagan led the team women's team home together in 11th and 12th place.
Mary Mulhare finished 27th, Ann Marie McGlynn was 31st, Aoibhe Richardson came 46th while Michelle Finn came in 55th.
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The Irish team waited to discover their overall fate and were told of their third place in the event, leading to joyous scenes.
Germany took the gold with Great Britain claiming the silver medal.
In the men's event, Ireland did not fare as well, coming home in eighth place.
Peter Lynch was the first to finish in 15th, with Brian Fay and Hiko Haso in 27th and 30th respectively.
Barry Keane was 33rd, Cormac Dalton 36th and Pierre Murchan 67th.
The individual race was won by Jakob Ingebrigtsen as the Norwegian retained his title.
The Irish men's Under-23 team also won bronze, with Efram Gidey's fourth-place run crucial.
Darragh McElhinney's will be disappointed with his finish as he came home 27th having led at one point.
Nick Griggs and Dean Casey both medalled in the Under-20 race, taking silver and bronze.
Griggs was pipped for gold in the final metres by Britain's Will Barnicoat.
The Under-20 side also claimed silver in the team event.
