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Team Ireland’s 49 athletes are expected to meet the public in Dublin Airport shortly after 8pm this evening.

Time to seize the week – here’s everything you need to know this Monday morning.

GB’s David Weir won his fourth gold of the Paralympics, beating rivals Marcel Hug and Kurt Fearnley in the marathon on Sunday.

Plus, Oscar Pistorius waits for the final track event to reassert his dominance.

Meanwhile, James Scully brought the curtain down on Ireland’s involvement and called it ‘the best experience of his life’.

The gold medallist has qualified for this evening’s event with a time of 1:10.59.

The sprinter, along with Mark Rohan and Catherine O’Neill, added to Ireland’s medal haul today.

The look on Rohan’s face says it all – consider that your (possibly) NSFW warning if you’re unsure whether to click.

The Wexford woman threw a season’s best 5.66m in the discus to secure Ireland’s third silver of the Games.

Westmeath’s Mark Rohan doubled up on his Paralympic haul with gold in the men’s individual road race H1 this morning.

The Briton was in imperious 100 metre form tonight.

Day eight of the Games was as absorbing as ever, though it held plenty of disappointment for Irish athletes.

Meanwhile, Ireland’s Ellen Keane was in action in he 200m medley final.

The 100m T13 champion even managed to ease up 20 metres from the line.

Bruno Pinheiro Carra was tested out of competition on August 24.

The 16-year-old was Ireland’s first gold medal winner of the Games, but a recurring shoulder injury has ruled her out.

Pat Gilroy, Jason Smyth and Roger Federer all feature in today’s edition.

Jason Smyth and Bethany Firth are back in action for Team Ireland on Day Eight.

The Italian, who lost both legs in a motor racing crash, won Wednesday’s individual hand-cycling time trial at Brands Hatch.

James Brown and Damien Shaw finished third behind only Spain and Italy, while Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan secured their second medals of the Games.

The Games’ governing body has found no grounds for the sprinter’s complaint following his 200 metre defeat by Alan Oliveira.

This morning brought more success for Team Ireland in Boccia, but cyclist Cathal Miller suffered disappointment at Brands Hatch.

This one’s not for the faint of heart.

The South African goes up against world record holder Jonnie Peacock and Jerome Singleton in the Paralympics’ showpiece event, which starts tonight.

The Cork native finished with a score of 28.12 in London this evening.

Team Ireland have now won nine medals in total, following the rider’s success.

Meanwhile, James Dwyer has placed sixth in the individual freestyle test – grade IV.

“It is heartening to see an athlete so clearly enjoying himself,” President Michael D Higgins said on Tuesday morning.

Ireland are enjoying great success – but many Irish viewers don’t have the TV channels they might need.