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MATP
18 Dec 2024

Our Head of Motor Activities Training (MATP) in Ireland, Shaun Hennessy, is a passionate advocate for this incredible programme!

Read all about Shaun meeting an inspiring MATP athlete during Special Olympics training in Slovakia.
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28 Nov 2024

Owenabue Gymnastics and Blackwater Blazers Nominated for Inclusion Award

We’re thrilled to spotlight two of the finalists in the Cork Sports Partnership Active Community Awards 2024 in the Active Community Inclusion Category: Owenabue Special Olympics Gymnastics and Blackwater Blazers Special Olympics!
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World Winter Games 2025 Irish Floorball Team training
27 Nov 2024

Floorball Team Gearing up for World Winter Games

Did you know that all of our incredible Team Ireland World Winter Games Floorball team are from Munster?

Here they are training hard for the Winter Games in Buttevant GAA Club in Cork back in October! They have a training session each month, but train with their clubs and individually too! They are very devoted to their sport, and such are such good team mates, always supporting each other, and pushing each other to be great at the game!
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06 Nov 2024

Athlete Focus - Health Messenger - Danielle Cantwell

Danielle Cantwell was our Athlete Focus, from Cork this month, as part of healthy eating week on November 6th!

“My Name is Danielle Cantwell. I live in Rochestown Road Cork. I am a member of the Leeside Legends Special Olympics Club in Munster. The sport that I am involved in is athletics, where I do the javelin and the shot put"
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Muster Swimmers Monaco
27 Nov 2024

4 Munster Athletes Win Swimming Medals in Monaco

Limerick City Special Olympics Sports Club represented Ireland at the Princess Charlene European Swim Meet in Monaco during the recent October Bank Holiday weekend. A team of 4 athletes, Tara Loftus, Emma Griffin, Andy Coyne, and Brian Lowe competed in the two-day competition against athletes from 28 countries.
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20 Feb 2024

Mighty Munster prepares to send largest ever team to Special Olympics Ireland Winter Games

Munster Region celebrate largest ever Winter Games team
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