David Gillick praised for ‘immense work’ at Paris Olympics [Video]

Former Irish athlete David Gillick is getting a lot of love on social media for his supportive and ’empathetic’ interviews with athletes at the Olympic Games in Paris.

The 41-year-old represented the nation in Beijing in 2008 and once held the record as Ireland’s fastest man.

Now, some are referring to him as Ireland’s ‘soundest’ man for the way in which he has been conducting interviews with athletes in Paris after a triumphant win or devastating loss.

If anyone understands the weight of expectation some of these athletes are carrying on their shoulders, it’s Gillick, who lost out on the World Championship title in 2009.

RTÉ viewers took …