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!

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"

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.

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!

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.

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.

Special Olympics is all about our athletes and volunteers, so it’s important to hear directly from the athletes themselves!

Friday 20 September became the highlight of the year for Roscommon Special Olympics Club when they took on the local Garda Síochána in their much-anticipated annual football match.

Eleven athletes from across the Connaught region attended the All Ireland Athlete Leadership Forum on Saturday 21 September in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise.

An interclub football blitz day in Salthill on 28 September was a storming success featuring 41 athletes across seven teams from three clubs, with great skills and camaraderie on show throughout.