It is no exaggeration to say the last fortnight in Irish sport has been among the best and most successful we’ve ever seen. We’ve had four Olympic gold medals across four separate sports, and a few bronze to go along with it. And there may yet be more to come.

The events in Paris have captured the imagination back home on what has been the country’s best-ever Olympic games. But what is it all down to? And is it something we can replicate in four years’ time in Los Angeles and beyond?