The Ireland rugby team returned home from the Rugby World Cup into Dublin Airport on Monday evening to a warm welcome from fans.
The players - including retiring captain Johnny Sexton - stopped to pose for photographs and sign autographs.
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The team left Paris on Monday afternoon after losing the quarter-final match against New Zealand 24 - 28.
Here’s a selection of the best photographs from Monday evening’s homecoming: