Special Olympics’ failed legacy

THE Special Olympics in Ireland last summer has had no lasting impact in terms of making disability a key political issue in Ireland, according to the latest Irish Examiner/Prime Time opinion poll, conducted by Lansdowne Market Research.

A majority of people believe that the Games had only a brief impact, or no impact at all, in bringing to the fore the issue of disability in Ireland.

The largest number of respondents (47%) believed the Games had a brief impact in highlighting the importance of the issue, but that impact had since faded.