Special Olympics Leinster – Fast Facts

Mission

The mission of Special Olympics is “to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with an intellectual disability, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community”.

Vision

Our vision is to build the programme offered by Special Olympics Ireland so that every person with a learning disability has the opportunity, in their local community, to participate in high quality sport and development activities that bring life-changing experiences of increased skills, self-confidence and joy.

Facts

Special Olympics Leinster was established on 12th April 1978 and offers year round sports training & competition to athletes with an intellectual disability in 54 affiliated groups in Leinster.

The Leinster region is divided into 2 areas - North and South Leinster.
The programme covers counties Louth, Meath, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Mid and South Kildare, and East Westmeath.

Sports offered are:

• Aquatics 
• Athletics 
• Badminton
• Basketball 
• Bocce 
• Bowling
• Equestrian 
• Football
• Floorball 
• Golf
• Gymnastics 
• Kayaking 
• Pitch & Putt
• Table Tennis 
• MATP (Motor Activities Training Programme)

15:      the number of sports offered by Special Olympics Leinster

1,400: the number of registered athletes in Special Olympics Leinster.

3,250: the number of registered volunteers in Leinster.

54:      the number of Special Olympics clubs throughout Leinster

25 :     the number of events run each year

9:        the number of athletes from Leinster who represented Ireland at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in LA, USA.

40:      the number of Special Olympics Leinster volunteers who volunteered at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in LA, USA.

Countless… the number of lives that are changed by Special Olympics Leinster.

Contact Us

Special Olympics Leinster, National Sports Campus, Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Tel: 01 869 1660

Fax: 01 8691694

email: leinstervols@specialolympics.ie

Special Olympics Leinster- Athlete Leadership

This programme offers current and former athletes (over 16 years) the opportunity to explore activities outside of sport which empower them as individuals to undertake tasks that they may not have previously experienced i.e. a spokesperson, coach, officiate or volunteer.  
For more information & contact details click HERE

Family Programme

Special Olympics has a vibrant and active Family Support Programme organised at National, Regional and local level.
We constantly strives to involve families, extended families and care providers of Special Olympics athletes and encourage them participate and share in the joys of the Special Olympics programme. 
For more information & contact details click HERE

General Sports Programme

For more information on the Sports Programme that Special Olympics offer, click HERE