Medal or not, the O’Donovan brothers will live long in the memory of Irish fans.
The Skibbereen pair get the chance to claim gold at Rio 2016 when they take to the water on Friday for the men’s lightweight double sculls final after qualifying on Thursday.
Gary and Paul O’Donovan finished their semi-final in third place, beating out Great Britain in the process, and the viral interviews continued as they came ashore.
Speaking to RTÉ, this was the most serious 38 seconds of an interview that carried on from, and probably bested, their effort earlier in the week that endeared them to the millions watching at home in Ireland.
The O’Donovan brothers were delighted to beat the Brits and reach an Olympic final #rterio2016 #rowing https://t.co/ul0rQyZLvc
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 11, 2016
The infectious giddiness and ‘yera sure we’ll be grand’ attitude was on full display as the siblings insisted that they’d do their “besht” on Friday.
It certainly caused a splash.
https://twitter.com/ajryannn/status/763818509952581632
I love the O'Donovan brothers. Gas interview on @RTEsport just now. G'luck tomorrow lads!
— Joanne O'Sullivan (@JoanneOSullivan) August 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/its_phil/status/763818495029211136
https://twitter.com/DervalORourke/status/763818645474701312
@RTEsport do the #oDonovan brothers have Twitter??? I say it's hilarious!! #purecorkLike 😂😂😂
— taramcsweeney (@taramcs) August 11, 2016
pure Cork. I love it. #proc
— Jerry Sheehan (@sheehanjer) August 11, 2016
Brilliant, upbeat & refreshing interview from @PaulO_Donovan @gary_o_donovan on @RTEsport. With this attitude anything is possible! 👏👏 lads
— David Gillick (@DavidGillick) August 11, 2016
Two West Cork men lighting up our screens @RTEsport both in and out of the boat, so laid back they're almost horizontal, best of luck boys!!
— graham mortell (@MortellGraham) August 11, 2016
We just can’t get enough.
