Thomas Barr has become one of the most popular men in Ireland

His notifications are off the bloody hook.

But Team Ireland's finest have important business to attend to. https://twitter.com/Scott_Evans1/status/766405979898609664 The Waterford man who rocked the world and came within an inch of his nose to winning an unprecedented medal at Rio 2016 has earned all the plaudits and he has every right to them. At any other Olympics, he probably would've stood on the podium with a time like that in a 400m hurdle final - the stats prove it. But the 24-year-old wasn't about to let it get him down. https://twitter.com/TomBarr247/status/766391918532169728 And, in a show of real Irishness, he decided to celebrate what was a stunning campaign and, no doubt, four years (a lifetime) of blood, sweat and guts to get there and rub shoulders with the fastest hurdlers on the planet. https://twitter.com/TomBarr247/status/766393015309045761 After the O'Donovan brothers stole the nation's hearts and the brilliant Annalise Murphy won silver as well, it was left to Barr to step up and claim his own glory. He's not the only success story you know, Joanne. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/766190652707205120 Rightly so though, he has become one of Ireland's most beloved sons after a race that had the country roaring out of them in unison trying to blow him over the line. The island came to a standstill. https://twitter.com/hogiebear2014/status/766520059405545472 He became a record-breaker. https://twitter.com/Dairinaa/status/766515063989477378 He became the man of the people. https://twitter.com/DeniseCallan1/status/766384654190600193 Everyone just wanted to make sure he was drinking now though. https://twitter.com/CylonN6/status/766515461869543426 https://twitter.com/robcullen79/status/766394164904914944 https://twitter.com/Cogzey/status/766392883960221696 Others have booked him in for pints after booking him in for prime time slots. https://twitter.com/davidmartinj/status/766463382090375168 Drink or no drink, medal or no medal, Thomas Barr has become a hero. https://twitter.com/Annalise_Murphy/status/766292008751226880 https://twitter.com/LucindasIreland/status/766405494865100804 https://twitter.com/smceneaneyirl/status/766395513646317568 https://twitter.com/KeithHogg1986/status/766337790099480576 Bring on Tokyo. The GAA Hour football podcast is here. Listen below or subscribe here on iTunes.