VIDEO: Team Ireland jets off to LA in search of gold

The Irish Special Olympics team departed for Los Angeles yesterday on a quest for glory at the World Summer Games, which get under way on Saturday.

The 88 Irish athletes who left for the US are among 7,000 competitors at this year’s Games, and they were accompanied by a 40-strong coaching and management team, 155 volunteers, and more than 300 family members.

The Games will run from July 25, when events get under way with a spectacular Opening Ceremony, until Sunday, August 2.