Dublin City Council has been in talks with locals in the north inner city about how best to mark the champion's homecoming
Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington is due to be welcomed home today on an open-top bus.
Dublin City Council has been in talks with locals in the north inner city about how best to mark the champion's homecoming.
Kellie Harrington will travel through Dublin's north inner city on an open-top bus todayhttps://t.co/U8DVUxAUJV
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People are being asked not to converge around Kellie's home on Portland Row due to public safety and Covid-19 restrictions.
Nial Ring, Councillor for the North Inner-City, says the arrangements have yet to be confirmed, but any event will be confined to the local area:
The parade will begin at 5pm today! 🥳🥳🥇🇮🇪#kellieharrington #Dublin https://t.co/Gyp3ddvOXS
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Councillor Ring is appealing to fans not to converge around Kellie's home on Portland Row due to public safety and Covid-19 restrictions
The team is due to touch down at Dublin Airport at around lunchtime.
The bus tour is due to start from the Clonliffe House pub in Ballybough at 5pm, heading towards Summerhill.
It will then move onwards towards Summerhill before making its way down Harrington’s home street of Portland Row.
Local resident Michelle Hanley says Kellie is an inspiration for the local area
Journalist,Paul O’Donoghue reports from Kellie's local area of Portland row
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