Katie Taylor congratulations on winning gold. You are amazing

Oscar De La Hoya @OscarDeLaHoya

It's gold for the Fighting Irish!! Katie Taylor wins gold for Ireland! Evander Holyfield @holyfield

Wooooooohoooooo!! So delighted for Katie. Her dream achieved. Very proud. Brian O'Driscoll @BrianODriscoll

Katie Taylor!!! Unreal!!! That is all :) Paddy Barnes @paddyb_ireland

"Irie"land was definitely in the house for Katie Taylor. Congrats Katie. #WorldClass Lennox Lewis @LennoxLewis

Buzzing. Katie taylor a true irish hero. Congrats Katie. Olympic champion. Gold medal coming home. #TeamIreland Shay Given @No1shaygiven

Well Done Katie Taylor!!! Awesome! :-) Joe Calzaghe @RealJoeCalzaghe

Just burst into tears driving along the canal. Katie,you LEGEND! #SoexcitedIwanttopunchsomeoneintheface! Lisa Hannigan @LisaHBand

Katie Taylor, just brilliant. Could not be prouder of you. Not a dry eye in Ireland when they sang our anthem and raised the Irish flag. Paul McGrath @Paulmcgrath5

Got to tweet it again :-) Katie olympic champ whoooooop whoooooop #comeonireland :-) :-) Kieran Behan @KieranBehanIRL

Laying down in my hospital bed, watching Katie Taylor, She is got the best supporter. The Irish fans are unreal. Fabrice Muamba @fmuamba

The concourse at the Excel is solid green at the moment — looks like . . . the old Lansdown Road. Brian Moore @TAFKAbrianmoore

Ireland's Katie Taylor may be most popular athlete at #London2012, especially now that she's an #Olympic Champ Sports Illustrated @SInow

All of IRELAND Raise A Pint for Katie Taylors Gold Medal Russian beatdown!! Samuel L. Jackson @SamuelLJackson