The St Michael's Athy contingent went for broke in a bid to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and it was a family affair.

Brothers Tommy and Roy Sheahan eyed spots at welterweight and heavyweight respectively.

Cousins John Joe and David Oliver Joyce wanted it more than anything.

Eric Donovan was the sibling they never had.

Only one would make it, and he told us the only things he had going for him in life were his two hands in front of him.

Here's their story.