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Team South Galway hosted a fantastic fun filled Christmas Cracker inter-club event on Sunday 1st December.

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Karen Coventry, Director of Sport, has been honoured as one of the Sport for Business AIG's 50 Most Influential Women in Irish Sport 2024!

Join us in celebrating some of the amazing Eastern Region Athlete Leaders!

Seven badminton athletes from Loughrea won two silver and three bronze medals at the East Midlands Super Regional Badminton Championships at University of Derby Sports Centre, England on 26th and 27th October.

On the 24th Of October 18 Special Olympics athletes gathered at Swing Golf, Oranmore, Galway to experience the unique thrill of virtual golf at a golf simulator event.

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!

Catch up on all the news about our programmes, competitions, volunteer and club activity here!

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.

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!

Congratulations to the 160 athletes from eight Ulster bowling clubs who recently participated in two Bowling Qualifying Competitions at Holywood Bowl and Dundonald Ice Bowl recently. We sincerely appreciate the incredible support from our clubs in making these events such a great success.

Congratulations Special Olympics Ulster! A new Young Athletes Club has been launched!

There were great celebrations had at the launch of the new Young Athletes section of Ripples SOC in Craigavon on the 3rd of September at South Lakes Leisure Centre!

Hosted by Special Olympics Athlete Leader Anita Forde, the event brought together key voices, including Matt English (CEO), Karen Coventry (Director of Sport), Dr. Sarah Meegan (DCU), Declan O’Leary (Sport Ireland), and Dr. Hayley Kavanagh herself. Their insights highlighted the immense strides the programme has made.
Including the launch of the Young Athletes Activity Guide and some deeply moving stories from past participants like Anna Kilmartin and Elliot Higgins Porter, who exemplified the transformative power of the Young Athletes Programme.