A two-time lightweight Olympic champion alongside Paul O'Donovan in Paris and Tokyo, the move up at the men’s single scull at the World Cup regatta in Seville will be a first for McCarthy. 

Dublin City Council is organising an event in front of the GPO on O’Connell Street to celebrate their success.

With a record number of Irish athletes – 133 to be exact – headed to Paris to compete, here is our guide to watching the Olympics from your sofa