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Padraig Harrington on ‘Coaching the Coaches’ of Special Olympics

Special Olympics Global Ambassador Padraig Harrington was recently interviewed by Alan Brazil and his colleagues at the Alan Brazil Breakfast Show on talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station.
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Special Olympics Volunteers are Everywhere

You can find them at events, in offices and all over social media! Special Olympics volunteers are the motor fueling the movement.
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Nail-Biting Ending at the 2019 Special Olympics Unified NBA All-Star Game

This year’s annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified basketball game during NBA All-Star weekend was full of fun, talent and excitement. Special Olympics assembled 12 international players to gather in Charlotte, NC to represent their countries, cities and a global movement of inclusion. The players were broken up into two teams of five Special Olympics athletes, with intellectual disabilities. Each team was joined by four international sport celebrities without intellectual disabilities to create a “home” and an “away” team for the Unified basketball game.
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Athletes Engage at Europe Eurasia Athlete Input Council

The group allows athletes to raise their voices, and provide guidance on the development of Special Olympics as a movement.
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Special Olympics and Kerry Group launch two-year partnership

Special Olympics is delighted to announce a new two-year partnership with Kerry Group which will focus on athlete leadership, fundraising and volunteering in Ireland, Great Britain, Netherlands and Poland.
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Special Olympics Ireland Welcomes New Director of Sport

Special Olympics Ireland has welcomed a new Director of Sport to its family! Karen Coventry succeeds Frances Kavanagh who retired from the position recently after over 25 years of loyal service. Frances was one of the founding members of Special Olympics Ireland in 1978 and, rather fittingly, the baton was handed over from Frances to Karen on International Women's Day earlier this month!
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George Fitzgerald's Journey From Athlete to Coach

George Fitzgerald is no stranger to competition. Read about his path from award winning athlete to coach and official.
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Floorball Coaches Met in Dublin

As floorball’s popularity grows in our movement across the globe, Dublin played host to a unique Special Olympics coaching seminar.
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Leading the Way in Ireland: Philomena O’Hare

Learn how she went from the playing field to membership on the international Special Olympics Sports Rules Advisory Committee.
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2017 World Winter Games Were a Media Hit

Spreading the Special Olympics message of acceptance and inclusion remains one of our movement's core objectives.
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