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The All-Ireland Athlete Leadership Forum brings Special Olympics athletes together to learn about leadership, improve skills, make new friends and reconnect with old ones! It's all happening on Saturday 21st September from 10:30 am to 5pm. We are delighted to have 120 athletes registered to attend the Forum. We have capacity for some additional athlete places: if you wish to register for the forum, please email athlete.leadership@specialolympics.ie

Special Olympics Ireland is proud to announce a ground-breaking partnership with Golf Ireland, which offers support by means of funding and a renewed commitment to inclusivity and accessibility in the sport of golf.

Special Olympics Ireland HQ hosted a groundbreaking health inclusion event on 11 July, as the research team for the Rosemary Collaboratory project met with a group of Special Olympics Ireland athletes and family members to learn first-hand about their experiences accessing healthcare.

We've got multiple exciting events planned for European Week of Sport from 23rd to 30th September 2024. Read on to find out more!

Are you a Special Olympics athlete with a love of art? Perhaps you know an athlete who loves to create drawings, paintings, or visual designs. Read on to find out about a cool opportunity to have your designs featured on Special Olympics t-shirts!

The Board of Special Olympics Ireland welcomed 6 new members at the 2024 AGM on Saturday 15th.

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Saturday 15 June 2024.

Special Olympics Ireland currently has a vacancy on the Board for an individual who has a close family relationship with a Special Olympic athlete.

Special Olympics Ireland takes a historic step with launch of first women in sport action plan to tackle inequality in sport

Special Olympics Ireland to select team to attend 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Game Tuesday 30th April

Leading Irish convenience retailer, Gala Retail, is celebrating a decade of partnership with Special Olympics Ireland. As a platinum sponsor, over the past ten years, Gala Retail has supported thousands of Special Olympics athletes, providing resources and helping to foster inclusion and celebration within its stores, local sports clubs and communities.

The Special Olympics Ireland Winter Games 2024 featured 207 athletes in action across South Lake Leisure Centre and Craigavon Golf & Ski Centre, as competition in the sports of floorball and alpine skiing proceeded in a spirit living up to the famous Special Olympics Athlete Oath: "Let me win, and if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt".