The St. Michael's Athy boxer claimed his first European medal since 2009 with lightweight gold, having already picked up featherweight back-to-back titles in 2008 and 2009.

Darren O'Neill and Michael O'Reilly both picked up Silver medals, with Hughie Myers claiming bronze.

Joyce says his quest for a third Gold medal wasn't an easy one. "It was a pretty tough tournament," he said.

"We knew going out there off the back of the Halle Chemistry Cup and getting a gold medal at that, that there was a bit of pressure on in this tournament to get another gold medal.

"It made it a little bit tougher going out there, but saying that I had four tough fights and I knew that I had the fitness and that the hard work I put in back in the gym in the stadium would pay off."

Joyce says he doesn't rank his latest EU medal as being any different to his previous golds.

"They are all the same to me. It's just that it has been a while since I won the last one.

"There's been a bit of a break since 2009, so it is nice to get a Gold medal again, after five years."

Team captain Darren O'Neill was a late call-up to the squad, and was delighted to claim a silver medal after a tough two years curtailed by injury.

"I haven't had my best two years between injuries and different things I suppose, and dropping performances as well," the Kilkennyman said.

"I've been tipping away. I'm reassessing my weight situation now. 75kg is probably done and dusted for me at this stage. I've stepped up to light-heavyweight and I'm feeling comfortable and very strong at it, as I suppose my opponents would tell you.

"I'm delighted to come home with a medal. It's a major tournament and I suppose the experience stood to me in the end."

"Going into the Championships I was suffering with a few injuries and stuff, but I'm happy coming home with a medal."

O'Neill says both he and Portlaoise boxer O'Reilly were unlucky not to come away with Gold medals in their light-heavy and middleweight finals respectively.

"It was pretty tight for both us, both were split decisions," O'Neill said.

"It could have went either way. For Michael I didn't get to watch all of his fight as I was the next fight in and I was warming-up, but I felt in my one that I had done enough to win it.

"I thought in the second round, with two standing counts that would have swung the fight, and even in the first round I thought I had just shaded it with the cleaner shots, but that's sport and I'm not going to complain.

"At short notice he was a tough opponent and it was a really tough fight."