🎉So proud of our athletes today! 🎉Our ladies were absolutely fantastic flag bearers welcoming the Bohemians and Athlone teams onto the pitch for the Sports Direct FAIreland Womens Footbal Final! We are so grateful to our partners Sports Direct Ireland for offering our female athletes the opportunity to be recognised and represented! Thank you! An amazing match underway! #specialolympicsireland #inclusionmatters #womeninsport | Special Olympics Ireland

The Young Athletes Festival in Cork on Saturday was full of energy, smiles and teamwork. 🌟 Through a series of fun activity stations, children aged 4 to 12 had the chance to explore, play and build their confidence in a supportive environment. The Young Athletes programme introduces children with an intellectual disability to the joy of movement and sport, creating opportunities for every child to shine. ❤️ The focus of the programme is to provide basic skills such as catching, throwing and kic

It’s officially Gala-la-la-la season! Two of our amazing athletes, Paddy and Conaill, are celebrating in style with their own version of the Gala Retail Gala-la-la-la jingle - and we love it! Now it’s your turn! We’re inviting athletes, clubs, families and friends of Special Olympics Ireland to join in the festive fun by sharing your own Gala-la-la-la video. Sing it, dance it, duet it, make it your own and help us spread some Christmas cheer in support of athletes across Ireland. Here are the ly

24K views · 955 reactions | Athlete Pádraig O'Callaghan is on hand to help us celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. Here, at Special Olympics, there is a place for everyone and we pride ourselves on celebrating the diversity of our community, every day. We may not be physically together but we are sending out lots of virtual hugs! #CantStopNow #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD2021 #SeeTheAbility #ShareTheJourney | Special Olympics Ireland | Facebook

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Incredible day of sport at Munster Regional Advancement at Cork Institute of Technology - CIT. | Special Olympics Ireland

European Basketball Week is wrapping up and what a finish it has been Our final session brought great energy and teamwork as athletes put their skills into action after 8 weeks of practice and development. A huge thank you to the Palmerstown Wild Cats and to coaches Lorraine Bracken and Gemma Dooley for their support on the day. We were also joined by Templeogue Basketball Club and their inclusive team. Their head coach, Theresa Maguire Tarrant, has been incredible. Thank you to Theresa for deli

2021 was another whirlwind of a year with lots of highs across the Special Olympics community. Check out our highlihts video and let us know if you spot yourself, your club mates or any famous faces! | Special Olympics Ireland

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