Ellen Keane is the latest sporting star to have a postbox turn gold.
An Post has announced the paralympian is being honoured in Clontarf in Dublin, following her gold medal in Tokyo yesterday.
The post box, opposite Wood Bridge, has been transformed from green to gold in honour of Ellen and her local community.
An Post celebrated Kellie Harrington in recent weeks with a gold post box in Summerhill in Dublin 1 following her success at the Olympics.
Well done @Postvox on going gold with the postbox opposite to the Wooden Bridge in Clontarf in honour of our Paralympic Champion @keane_ellen. #Paralympics #TeamIreland #Tokyo2020 #TheNextLevel pic.twitter.com/AuwY5Gnzan
— Lord Mayor of Dublin (@LordMayorDublin) August 27, 2021
A starement from An Post says: "Some world beating reasons for posting around Clontarf and Dublin 3 in the coming months now that An Post has gone for Gold in honour of Paralympian and swimming Gold medal winner Ellen Keane.
"The post box, opposite the iconic Wood Bridge, has been transformed from its equally iconic An Post green to Gold in honour of Ellen and her local community. "
