What will be their tune this Wednesday?

Monika Dukarska (left) and Aileen Crowley after finishing in fifth place during the Women's Pair final B at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Monika Dukarska (left) and Aileen Crowley after finishing in fifth place during the Women’s Pair final B at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

You’ve got to hand it to Sport Ireland — they say what they like, and they like what they say.

Take the press release three days before Christmas, ‘Sport Ireland welcomes 2025 as most successful year ever for Irish high-performance sport’, when they rolled out their big hitters for a collective pat on the back.