Ireland's Thomas Barr has just missed-out on an Olympic medal in Rio.

Despite breaking his own national record in the final of the Men's 400 metre hurdles, Barr came home in fourth place.

The 24-year-old missed-out on a podium spot by five-hundreths of a second.

His coaches Hayley and Drew Harrison watched the race on a big screen in University of Limerick where Thomas is a student.  

They say they are extremely proud of him: