President Michael D. Higgins congratulates Annalise Murphy on Olympic silver medal
Date: Tue 16th Aug, 2016 | 18:55
16 August 2016
President Michael D. Higgins has conveyed his congratulations to Annalise Murphy on winning a Silver medal in the Women's Laser Radial.
“On behalf of the people of Ireland, I warmly congratulate Annalise Murphy on winning sailing Olympic silver today.
Her performance today capped a series of outstanding races. She went to Rio with an Irish tricolour on her sail, and she has made us all very proud.
After the disappointment of her 2012 Olympic medal race, her success today is even more welcome and deserved. Annalise Murphy has travelled the long and hard road to the Olympics, has faced the world's best athletes in her sport and has now reaped the rewards of her many years of preparation and hard work.
On behalf of the people of Ireland, I want to congratulate her on this achievement, and to thank her family and friends for their sustained support for her, and for helping her become such a positive role model for budding athletes everywhere."