Updated / Wednesday, 7 Apr 2021 11:39 In 2000, Sonia O'Sullivan takes silver in the 5000m at the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia, while Irish rugby got a bright new star when 21 year-old Brian O'Driscoll scored three tries in a 27-25 victory over France in Paris... We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Watch: RTÉ News reports as Cobh Celebrates Sonia O'Sullivan on 25 September 2000. (via RTÉ Archives) The American presidential election descended into political farce in November, when George W Bush and Al Gore fought a legal battle over a handful of votes in the state of Florida.