Irish athlete Derval O’Rourke is expecting her first baby.
The former Irish hurdler announced the news via her Twitter account this Sunday with a special tweet for Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day from myself, my furry babies and my little bump pic.twitter.com/kcQN5fi0vH
— Derval O’Rourke (@DervalORourke) March 15, 2015
Derval married her partner, Peter O’Leary, sailor and fellow Olympian, in 2013.
Although the 33-year-old hung up her track shoes last year, she soon took on a new job as player developmental manager with the Munster rugby squad.