Portland Row locals took to the streets today to cheer on local Dublin hero Kellie Harrington ahead of her fight in the semi-final of the Olympics.
People of all ages gathered around her home with posters and flags as they hope she returns to the streets of Dublin as an Olympic legend.
Even Mick the Dublin Busker celebrated the boxing success with a singsong at her parent's house.
The Gardai also joined in as they tweeted: “Gardai at Mountjoy Garda Station would like to congratulate one of our local residents,
“Kellie Harrington, on her bronze Olympic Medal and want to wish her the best of luck in her upcoming fight on Thursday.
“We'll all be cheering her on in the station!”
The Dubliner defeated Imane Khelif of Algeria in a quarter-final bout and now faces Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee in a semi-final.
The fight is scheduled to start at 6am Irish time tomorrow and will be shown live on RTE Two.
Speaking after Tuesday's fight, Harrington said: "I just feel emotion. I feel very relieved and happy, happy for coaches, happy for friends and family in Ireland, happy that I can give people back home something to celebrate."
The lightweight boxer added: "I knew she was going to be long and awkward. To be honest with you, it wasn’t a spectacular fight. It wasn’t anything to write home about.
"But I did what I had to do to win and that’s what a champion's mindset is - they do what they have to do to be able to pick out the rounds and scrape by.
"A very, very awkward opponent. Sticking her tongue at me and everything in there!
"I enjoyed it because when somebody starts doing that you know you have got into their head and you know that they are going to start throwing shots and missing and she did.
"She was throwing them from Easter in her arms to the length of Christmas!
"I'm just happy to get the job done, so I will just recover now and get ready for my next opponent.
"And again, like I said, what will be will be. This is just a fantastic journey, it's not my destination.
“Obviously very emotional, and that's a reflection on the long journey we had to get here."
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