In pictures: European champion Roisin Hegarty gets hero's welcome at Twin Towns BC

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Twin Towns Boxing Club’s golden girl Roisin Hegarty was given a hero’s welcome home to the club on Wednesday night.

Hegarty was crowned the European U15 63kgs champion in Budva, Montenegro on Saturday when she swept past Ukrainian opponent Tetiana Zvenihorodska.

The Letterkenny native has become only the third Donegal boxer - and the first female from the county - to win a European gold, following in the footsteps of Steven O’Reilly and Jason Quigley.

After wins over Mia Aleksa from Croatia and Ivana Kilci from Turkey, Hegarty - a four-time Irish champion - upgraded to gold.

“The club had the first male boxer from Donegal to get a European old medal and now we've got the first female to get a gold medal,” said Twin Towns BC’s Brian Anderson Jnr. 

“This is unbelievable for me. All I can say from the club is a big thank you and congratulations to Roisin.”

The Twin Towns BC base at Dunfril House reeks of history with the club having had 50 national titles. A plaque commemorates Brian Anderson Snr’s appearance at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the walls tell the story of a rich past. 

Hegarty now joins that pantheon of greats from the club and members joined alongside local Sinn Fein Councillor Dakota Nic Mheanman to celebrate on Wednesday night.

A student at Loreto Secondary School in Letterkenny, Roisin is the daughter of Raymond Hegarty and Norma Tembo.

The President of the County Donegal Boxing Board, James McCarron said the win was “excellent” for the sport in the county.

“A European gold medal is phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal,” the Carrigart BC official said.

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“The coaches in the background have done the hard work and people in the Twin Towns Boxing Club, like Brian, have done hard work through thick and thin.

“Roisin has put herself in line now, hopefully, for World Championships. This is a great honour and I hope you enjoy it.”