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# Special Olympics Ireland

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# Leader
'He's very good at watching out for other people, just to make sure everyone's okay'
The oldest competitor at the Special Olympics Ireland Games will lead from the front this weekend.
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Jun 14th 2018, 3:22 PM
# Special Olympics Ireland
Meet the athletes ready to represent their teams at the Special Olympics Ireland Games
Athletes in 13 sports will come together to compete in the Ireland Games in Dublin.
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Jun 14th 2018, 2:26 PM
# In pics
Huge excitement as Team Ireland jet off for 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games
They set out for Austria early this morning.
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Mar 14th 2017, 11:53 AM
# Brrrrrr
VIDEO: Dublin, Cork and Galway stars 'get freezin' for a reason' by taking polar plunge
The ‘polar plunge’ aims to raise money for Special Olympics Ireland.
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Nov 20th 2015, 12:53 PM
# collection day
Colin Farrell gives backing to Special Olympics
The actor has encouraged people to engage with today’s fundraising.
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Apr 24th 2015, 5:08 PM
# Games
2,000 medals later, the Special Olympics Ireland games draw to a close in Limerick
Over 1,500 athletes took part in the games in Limerick.
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Jun 15th 2014, 5:34 PM
# Abbottstown
New €5m headquarters for Special Olympics will 'yield significant savings'
The new building will be located at the National Sports Campus in Dublin.
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May 14th 2014, 7:45 AM
# collection day
My brother Stevie got the skills, says Special Olympics ambassador Seamus Coleman
Annual collection hopes to raise €500,000 towards the cost of the Special Olympics Ireland Games this June.
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Apr 11th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Funding
€25 million to be invested in Irish sport in 2014
€8.7 million will go to High Performance Sport.
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Feb 12th 2014, 5:38 PM
# Caring
Irish believe older women to be kindest group in Ireland
Survey finds that while young Irish men are ranked least kind – people are also less likely to BE kind to young men.
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Nov 4th 2013, 3:25 PM
# Congratulations
Colin Farrell: Special Olympics World Games 2003 "extraordinary experience"
The actor and supporter of Special Olympics Ireland celebrates 10-year anniversary since the World Games were held in Ireland.
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Jun 16th 2013, 8:45 PM
# Special Olympics
VIDEO: Ireland's Floorball stars in action at Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea
This looks like fun.
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Feb 1st 2013, 5:59 PM
# nice 1
'You're a star' -- Special Olympics athlete's thank-you letter to Rory Best will make your day
The Ireland and Ulster hooker sent skier Lucy Best an Ireland jersey after they met in Belfast.
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Jan 9th 2013, 4:36 PM
# Campaign
VIDEO: Darren O'Neill donates his act of kindness to Special Olympics Ireland
The Irish boxer is the official ambassador for the organisation’s latest initiative.
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Nov 20th 2012, 4:32 PM
# On track
Magic moment: young athletes run race together after starting gun fright
One young runner returned to the starting line to give his friend a helping hand.
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Jun 11th 2012, 5:03 PM
# Five Alive
A grand soft day: Entertainers lace up for 126-mile run in aid of Special Olympics Ireland
DJ and movie critic team up for a fund-raising, endurance jog. Nice weather for it too.
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Apr 26th 2012, 7:35 PM
# Winning
Team Ireland medal tally hits 92 on final day
The Special Olympics will close tomorrow after another impressive set of Irish performances.
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Jul 4th 2011, 8:38 AM
# Winning
Team Ireland scores another 20 Olympic medals
Day seven in Athens proved another successful one for the Irish athletes competing in the Special Olympics.
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Jul 3rd 2011, 10:55 AM
# Winning
Ireland takes two more medals at the Special Olympics
Team Ireland now has three medals from the games, all in swimming.
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Jun 28th 2011, 7:14 AM
# Race for the Áras
Special Olympics chief Mary Davis announces presidential bid
The managing director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia says she will seek the nomination of four councils to run in October.
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May 26th 2011, 2:10 PM
LIVE
A Bluffer's Guide to... the Special Olympics
The countdown is on for our athletes preparing for the Special Olympics in Athens this summer. Here’s everything you need to know on Special Olympics Ireland’s collection day.
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Apr 15th 2011, 5:09 PM