President leads tributes to 'outstanding' Paralympians

President Michael D Higgins is leading the tributes to members of the Irish Paralympic team on their "outstanding" medal-winning performances at the London games.

President leads tributes to 'outstanding' Paralympians
Sun, 02 Sep, 2012 - 13:45

President Michael D Higgins is leading the tributes to members of the Irish Paralympic team on their "outstanding" medal-winning performances at the London games.

Ireland has so far secured four gold medals at this year's Games and now lies in 10th place overall in the gold medal stakes.

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