'I didn't grow up playing camogie to get boxed in' - Joyous Ciara Mageean celebrates European gold 

This is what genuine pride in being Irish looks and sounds like.

I’ve never seen a more proud Irishwoman in my life ❤️🇮🇪 this is good for the soul 🙏 Congratulations Ciara from Cork City 👏🇮🇪🇮🇪

She deserves every ounce of that gold medal , so sincere, so clean, so honest and such a role model for any young athlete today. Maith thú Ciara , fíor realt .

Great interview. Wonderful ambassador for Ireland! 🇮🇪

Well done from Co Down,and the rest of Ireland.

What a few days for Irish athletics. Amazing stuff

She is a credit to Ireland both as an athlete and as a person ....glorious to see how proud she is to be Irish ....desiring to hear Amhran na bhfiann ...North of the border ...and we must consider the Rugby boys from that end and the IRFU offended by our right to play our national anthem ....well done Ciara ...you deserve it all ...proud Irish woman and we are all proud of you too .Fantastic .

She's a sweetheart. Congratulations Ciara Mageean!! 🥇🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

What a real Irish woman.. this is what womans sport should be .. i love how proud she is to be Irish! Eireann go Bragh 🇮🇪☘

The most Irish reference EVER!!

What a beautiful woman. All the hard work paid off! Well done Ciara.

Well done Ciara . She has the heart of a lion and She done Ireland 🇮🇪 Proud.

What an ambassador for irsh sport.and not forgetting her roots especially her gaa past

Delighted for her! What an athlete… great win

What an awesome athlete and person. She was effusive in her praise of those who’ve helped her reach this pinnacle. The hard work, the focus, the support around her and her joy at representing her country and she was so willing to share her victory with us all, wonderful person. May this be the first of many.

Not only an awesome athlete but an awesome person too!

Wonderful lrish❤

“Rain, hail, or shine in Ireland.” Haha! Love that, only in Ireland do you have to give two choices of precipitation before it gets to the shine. She’s not wrong of course. Brilliant win, well done Ciara you’ve done your country proud.

Superb Ciara, well done, you did our country proud!🍀

This is one very classy, articulate and inspiring lady.

Magic moments don`t come along that often, this was a magic moment. GOLD...What a Legend is Ciara Mageean. Slainte.

Well done Ciara☘️☘️☘️amazing win so proud to be Irish😊.

Very proud parents and also a very proud country for such an amazing athlete. Made the hair stand on my neck I was screaming the whole way through. Fantastic speaker super intelligent a great role model for any young teen-agers who want to reach their goals. Never be afraid to chase your dreams no matter how big they might feel. Finally Ciara thanks for putting a smile on all the countries faces much needed ❤

Absolutely brilliant! Well done, Ciara. Am amazing follow up to yesterdays relay gold. Making the Irish nation proud, again.

The star of the County Down

What a brilliantly committed woman and an Irish running legend. ❤❤❤

Pure gold! What a great interview, what a fantastic win! Huge congrats to Ciara Mageean. And a big thumbs up to David Gillick for thinking to ask Ciara to send a message to her parents. What a moment! Wiping away the tears now.

Ciara demonstrates everything that is good about being Irish, sheer gut, work, determination and pride in our nation 🇮🇪 we are so proud of you 👏👏👏

Yin time there was a boy McArthur from a little village called Dervock entered the Olympics. He was pushing for home going into the stadium with his fellow competitors when out from the crowd he heard in a big thick North Antrim accent “come on ye boy ye” , it was those words that gave him the burst of energy he needed to cross the finish line first. Every few years the village of Dervock hold a race in his memory.

So proud. So, so proud. Incredible effort. Fair play to her.

Bualadh Bos Ciara, as good an athlete you are, you are also an incredible ambassador for our Country, truly inspiring.

No stopping that girl now🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Fantastic Ciara!! 😂

Awesome. I know nothing about track racing but I watched that and it was clear how well she managed that race. What a lesson also in having confidence in oneself without an ounce of arrogance.

Hero 🙌🏼🇮🇪

Brilliant well deserved Ciara 🇮🇪

What a delightful person. Intelligent and worthy comments. And a great athlete to boot.

Got worried with 3 runners boxing you in but those great Irish Elbows "Broke Through, well done Ciara Mageen🙂👍

What a race.delighted for you.done so proud. From Dublin.

It's so refreshing to see so many people happy about someone from this country achieving something with few or no begrudgers. It tells you a lot about who Ciara is...in fact it's probably a bigger achievement than a European gold medal :)

Well done ciarra i wad gumping up and down with my brother when u won u ate amaxing young woman the whole of ireland is so proud of u well done

What an inspiration in the purest sense, This is what our children when asked who do you look up to should be shown.

Can't tell you how proud I am of Mcgeean 💯

Absolutely brilliant.. what a wonderful wonderful ambassador for Ireland 🇮🇪

I think in a 100 years time, that smile and enthusiasm will not have faded a jot. Delighted for you Ciara, now onto the next big one...Paris.

Brilliant girl . Can't wait to show my daughter this

Well done 👏🏻 Ireland is proud of you 🇨🇮👍🏻

Amazing, delighted for her, making Ireland proud!

well done ciara, we are so proud of you.

I’m not crying …. You’re crying ❤

What a great soul enjoy the gold❤

What a lovely girl, a big congratulations Ciara, you are a fantastic runner, well deserved, 🇮🇪 🏅

Delighted for her,

Enjoy Amhran na bhfiann Ciara . Tiofcaidh ar la ❤☘🇮🇪☘

Well done Ciara. Great run. As a Scot I’ve watched her getting closer to Laura Muir and it was only a matter of time before she got a big one too. Great interview as well

For those from the 26 counties who deny the Irish of the 6 counties. This is a true Irish patriot Shame on you.

Well done Ciara u have the full set now fantastic

She is amazing!

Great win since 2 runners tried to box her in.

Ya f legend

Congratulations Ciara absolutely brilliant you certainly gave my heart a much needed boost

Bir gun hayatta kalan cocuklardan sizler gibi sampiyonlar yetisebilecegi ihtimali gok yuzu gibi mukemmel hissettirmekte, Irlanda Ulusuna cok tsk ederim, filistinli cocuklar ve insanlik adina, dedi.. Usta..

You did it. Fair play

What a run!!

incredible

Infectious...brilliant

👏 congratulations great stuff!!!

Well done Ciara fantastic race and a well deserved gold medal by a very proud Irish woman

Ciara ye legend congrats

A fantastic run by herwell done❤

Wonderful spirit 👍

Well done Ciara 👏

Brilliant, love it well done

Fantastic

Another great gold!😊

Comhghairdeachas léi.

Wow, you are amazing 👏

.. Congratulations Champ.❤

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Well done Ciara

I'm not crying you're crying

A future Irish president? What a start!

Im welling up here

Buiochas le Dia🙏

Shouting out the grassroots. Inspiration

John supeŕva won good a

Fantastic Ciara!!!!! Dont let Mehole Martin hear ye having a sense of national pride," backward notion of severeignty", n'all! ✊️🇮🇪

She pushed Reekie to the rail... deserves to be disqualified

RTE and fine Gael probably label her far right for being patriotic

Beautiful and triumphant! Ciara you are a hero, we are so so proud that you are running on behalf of Ireland! We are so lucky!

Loving it

well done young lady