Event: Special Olympics Ireland

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Special Olympics Seapoint charity swim cancelled due to Dublin Bay sewage leak

The leak is due to a storm-water overflow from Ringsend Treatment Plant on June 4 and 5.

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Special Olympics Ireland seeking volunteers for Ireland’s biggest sporting event of 2018

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Council advising people not to swim at three beaches due to E. Coli

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Something for the weekend...

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Special Olympics: State will halt funding if sports fail to meet code of governance

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See how Limerick man got volunteer 'bug' with Special Olympics Ireland

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

See how Limerick man got volunteer 'bug' with Special Olympics Ireland

Special Olympics Ireland are to have a National Collection Day on Friday, April 22.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Waterford gardaí to serve up donuts for Special Olympics

Looking for something sweet this Christmas, then ask your local garda.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

VIDEO: GAA stars unite with Special Olympics Ireland for this year's charity Polar Plunge

Well known GAA stars have joined forces with Special Olympics Ireland to get ‘freezin’ for a reason’ this December and take the Polar Plunge for charity.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015

Your Monday morning news round-up

Irish Water has sent bills to 90,000 ghost houses; Relatives of four of the victims of the Berkeley balcony collapse have thanked the public for their support; and Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston, has died. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015

VIDEO: Colin Farrell just being one of the lads at the Special Olympics

Colin Farrell is a long-time supporter of Special Olympics Ireland, and

was on hand last night to accompany Team Ireland at the opening ceremony in Los Angeles.

Sun, 26 Jul, 2015

VIDEO: Colin Farrell: ‘Give all that you can’ to Special Olympics Ireland

“It is an incredible thing what Special Olympics does and it is an amazing opportunity for the athletes involved to be recognised for striving to realise the fullest of their potential.”

Fri, 24 Apr, 2015

Old friendships are renewed at Special Olympic Games

Athletes come to the Special Olympics Ireland to compete and have fun. And 100 will win places on Team Ireland for the world games in Los Angeles next year.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2014

Thousands to line streets as Special Olympics begins

Thousands will line the streets of Limerick this evening to greet torch bearers drawn from An Garda Síochána and the PSNI to herald the opening of the Special Olympics Ireland Games.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2014

Keith Wood accepts Munster are ‘stark underdogs’ - but says every team can be beaten

Munster and international rugby legend Keith Wood accepts his province are “stark underdogs” in this weekend’s Heineken Cup showdown but insists every team can be beaten.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2014

Company saluted for Special Olympics support

Special Olympics Ireland last night saluted a multinational firm and its workers in Cork and Limerick for their support over the past 10 years and for the upcoming national games to be held in Limerick.

Fri, 04 Apr, 2014

Well-known figures get behind Special Olympics

Business, sporting and media figures yesterday joined forces in a rallying call for Special Olympics Ireland — a registered charity — which has to raise €1.9m in the coming months to fund its national games.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2013

Bookies take an early beating

Dermot Weld celebrated his 65th birthday in style in Galway yesterday by hammering the bookies early on.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2013

Behind the scenes with Ireland's Special Olympics heroes

It's the feelgood story that has everything - tears of joy, sporting triumph, Gangnam Style, a South Korean GAA team and random cake.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2013

Davis’s company went into the red over Games cost

A COMPANY spearheaded by the failed presidential candidate Mary Davis went into the red last year due to the costs of holding the 2010 Special Olympics Ireland Games.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2011

Special Olympics worth €10m to Limerick region

FINDINGS of a study released last night show that the Special Olympics were worth almost €10 million to Limerick.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2010

Special Olympics roars into action

A CELEBRATION cascaded through the hard man territory of Thomond Park last night as more than 15,000 people gathered for the opening of Special Olympics Ireland.

Thu, 10 Jun, 2010

Thomond roar to welcome special athletes

AS a great sports venue, Thomond Park has often been described as a cauldron. This evening it will live up to the analogy.

Wed, 09 Jun, 2010

Recruitment drive seeks 3,500 volunteers for 2011 Special Olympics

DESPITE the recession, a massive recruitment drive is steadily making its way to the 3,500 mark in Limerick.

Wed, 03 Mar, 2010

‘Face’ of Special Olympics honoured

THE “face” of the Special Olympics national fundraising drive has been named Cork person of the month for April.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2009

How disabled people benefit from Special Olympics

IN response to your feature article headlined ‘Special Needs Simply Not Met’ (June 23), your reporter referred to the 2003 World Summer Games and inferred that people with intellectual disabilities have not benefited from the legacy of the event.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2008

Special Olympics chief to head volunteer task force

Special Olympics supremo Mary Davis is to head a new national citizenship task force to urge people to get involved in voluntary work in their communities.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

Communities urged to get fit for Special Olympics athletes

PEOPLE who are struggling to exercise regularly were yesterday urged to think again to help Special Olympic athletes.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

BoI credit card initiative wins European award

MasterCard Europe has named Bank of Ireland as one of three winners of the European co-brand partner of the year award for its Special Olympics Advantage MasterCard credit card.

Fri, 24 Sep, 2004