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Everyone at Special Olympics Eastern Region, and Special Olympics Ireland in general, would like to express our deepest gratitude to Adam Rochford as he moves on in his career.

It was all to play for on the floorball court today, as Team Ireland fought to be placed on the podium for medals. The first floorball match was against Costa Rica, a side which our floorball lads had faced multiple times previously at these Games.

Team Ireland floorball entered the third day of competition seasoned by the valuable experience of their previous 7 total World Winter Games matches. With pride, determination, and unshakeable team spirit, they entered the arena and prepared to compete with skill and energy.

The six Team Ireland alpine skiers followed their medal-rich showing in the Giant Slalom events yesterday with a fantastic experience in the Super G event in their various divisions.

The second day of floorball action was high-energy with some brilliant play and moments of intensity.

Wednesday was a day of medal magic for the Team Ireland alpine skiing team, with amazing performances bearing fruit in brilliant results. The determination, training, heart and team work ethic has been truly inspiring!

Team Ireland made a triumphant entrance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games, held at the iconic Inalpi Stadium in Turin, Italy.

The Team Ireland Floorball team was excited to get on the court today and put in some serious training!

After a year of dedicated training, Special Olympics Team Ireland has officially set off for the 2025 World Winter Games in Turin, Italy!

Our athletes were honoured as local heroes with Mayoral sendoffs before travelling to Turin to represent Team Ireland on the international stage for the World Winter Games!