Ireland's Special Olympians claim 12-medal haul
Team Ireland will return home from the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games tomorrow with a hoard of 12 medals.
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Four Winter Games medals for Ireland
Team Ireland's winning ways at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games continued today with the Alpine Skiing athletes clocking up two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal between them.
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Team Ireland excel at alpine skiing in Korea
Team Ireland's alpine skiers have picking up one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal in the Super G event at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea today.
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Floorball bronze for Ireland at Special Olympics
Team Ireland today won a bronze medal in the floorball event at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea.
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Great Britain take dressage gold
Britain won team gold in Olympic dressage, breaking a 40-year winning streak for the Germans, after Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin posted Olympic record scores for their grand prix special tests.
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Jumping: O'Connor and Twomey progress
Anna Merveldt has narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Grand Prix Special in the Olympic Dressage at Greenwich Park.
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USA teams are finalised
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) has got the nod for the USA mountain bike team to compete at London 2012. Gould will compete alongside compatriot Lea Davison (Specialized Racing).
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Sunday Sport: Funding of Irish Sport
Sarah O'Connor, Federation of Irish Sport CEO, Michael Ring TD, Minister of State at Dept. of Transport, Tourism & Sport and Matt English, CEO of Special Olympics Ireland, join Damien O'Meara on Sunday Sport to discuss the funding of Irish Sport.
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Ireland home after successful Games
Team Ireland received a rapturous welcome when returning to Dublin Airport this afternoon following their outstanding performances at the 2011 Special Olympics.
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Special Olympics: Fiona Murray
Fiona Murray, Head of the Irish delegation at the Special Olympics in Athens, discusses how Ireland have been getting on at the competition
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Special Olympics: Sunday review
There were smiles all round for Team Ireland today - the final day of competition in the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens.
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Special Olympics Saturday review
It was another action packed day for Team Ireland at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens with competition in eleven different sports.
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Special Olympics review
Another day of competition at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens and Team Ireland's winning streak continued with ten medal wins.
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Ireland claim big medal haul in Athens
Team Ireland were in jubilant form having staked their claim on twenty medals on day three of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens.
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Successful day for Ireland in Athens
Irish athletes enjoyed another superb day at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens on Wednesday.
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Beacom brings home bronze in Greece
Wicklow woman Aisling Beacom won a bronze medal for Ireland on the first day of competition at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens.
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Ireland win gold at Special Olympics
Day three of the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens has provided Team Ireland with their first gold medals of the games.
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Morning Ireland: Special Olympics Update
Fiona Murray, Head of Delegation for the Irish Special Olympics team in Athens reports on the progress of the athletes so far.
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More medal success for Ireland in Athens
There were great celebrations in Athens today as two Irish swimmers secured medals on day two of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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Special Olympics 2011
The Special Olympics 2011 takes place in Athens from 25 June to 4 July, 2011. Ireland is sending a team of 126 athletes.