29 October 2021; The athletes and staff who represented Team Ireland at Tokyo 2020 this summer were formally congratulated at the Official Team Ireland Homecoming in Dublin Castle. A record number of Irish athletes competed at the Summer Olympics in Japan with 116 athletes competing across nineteen sports. An Taoiseach Michéal Martin TD, Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister of State Jack Chambers TD and His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ireland, Mr Mitsuru Kitano attended the event to honour the athletes. Making a presentation to Team Ireland athlete Michelle Carey is Minister of State for Sport, the Gaeltacht & Defence, Jack Chambers TD. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile