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What a professional looking welcome home whatsit.
Rob Heffernan and Marian Heffernan at their joint press conference in the prestigious Oak Cafe, top, and at arrivals at Terminal 2, Dublin airport, above, moments ago.
Luckily Rob packs his own lunch.
Via Dublin Airport, Colin Griffin and Tianna
Update:
Rob and Marian arriving from Moscow at Dublin airprot and with their children, Megan and Cathal.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Siúl Eile
at
Princes Street, Cork.
Mary White tweetz:
Street graffiti already honouring Cork’s 50k walk World Champion @RM_Heffernan! LOVE IT! #princesstreet #daycent
US 800m silver medalist Nick Symmonds dedicated his medal to his gay and lesbian friends and called for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
“As much as I can speak about it, I believe that all humans deserve equality as however God made them,” he said to R-Sport. “Whether you’re gay, straight, black, white, we all deserve the same rights. If there’s anything I can do to champion the cause, I will, shy of getting arrested.”
“I respect Russians’ ability to govern their people. I disagree with their laws.”
Impressive.
But he seems to be carrying a lighter lunch than Rob, in fairness.
US athlete Nick Symmonds speaks out against Russia’s anti-gay law in Moscow (Alan Luhn, Guardian)
Pic: Getty Images
Meanwhile…
Jade Kelly (left) and Rose Mullen chained to the railings outside the Russian Embassy, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin, in protest at Russia’s anti-gay laws.
Thanks Sarah Meyler
Someone tell Rob Heffernan he's #frontpage news in #Turkey! pic.twitter.com/Lc0zQaMR3a
— carldevlinwhyte (@carldevlinwhyte) August 15, 2013
Because he’s from Cork, right?
Scenes from last months Psicobloc Masters Series in Park City, Utah at which some of the world’s best climbers competed without ropes or harnesses, scaling a 50 foot (15m) angled wall overhanging a swimming pool to catch their fall.
Many fell.
(Photos by Mike Hill, courtesy of Prana)
(Video: parkcitytelevision)
Congrats, @RM_Heffernan, on your gold win! You’ve done Cork & Ireland proud! #Gold #RobertHeffernan #WhatAnEffort pic.twitter.com/uTrigkUm5i
— Barry’s Tea (@BarrysTeaTweets) August 14, 2013
Oi, much-loved Cork brand.
Why not put your money where your tay-slurping mouths are?
Perishing merchant ‘princes’.
Corkman Robert Heffernan, above, is leading the 50K walk at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow right NOW.
UPDATE
Update: Robert Heffernan has just crossed the line winning GOLD!
#PHOTO: Lightning! Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wins the 100m final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow pic.twitter.com/pvgl557py3
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) August 11, 2013
