We are a sports organisation for people with an intellectual disability from the age of 4 years old with no upper age limit. Currently almost 8,000 athletes from across the island of Ireland participate in 15 different sports through Special Olympics.
Through our sports, health and leadership programmes our athletes learn to be physically, mentally and emotionally fit. They get to learn new skills, increase confidence and most importantly they get to experience the joy of sport and make life-long friendships!
I watch this piece time and again...for the lovely song and rendition...but also for the humanity of the participants. This is such a refreshing counterpoint to the cynical professionalism, which pervades sport nowadays (including the Olympics). The joy in just participating shines through, and well done Ireland for putting on such a wonderful spectacle.
They continued to play this for many years after big matches in Croke Park as people made their way home. Wonderful memories of glorious times following Tyrone.
MAGNIFIQUE ; émouvant , puissant une école d'humanité et de courage dans ce monde ou toute les valeurs s'éffondrent et ou l'individualisme prime .Merci oui Merci pour votre courage , votre humanité et votre AMOUR ;;;et que dire de la voix extraordinnaire de Rita Connolly qui se fait trop rare et que nous aimerions donc voir très très souvent .Un condensé d'émotion qui touche vraiment le coeur ....
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I was there as an athlete and this lady came on our bus after the ceremony. Signed autographs super nice lady. 1 and only time sadly I got to compete and now only have my memories and these videos Team Texas USA gymnast
I'm special person myself with special skills in golf and bowling league practice, love my sports. I'm from Murray Ridge Center in Lorain Ohio. LOVC Lorain occupational vocational center. And proud of it I'm just slow learning with disabilities. 🏅🏆⛳🎳
This would be perfect as the national anthem for a United Ireland, but with different words such as this for the chorus; And here we are living in peace And we're prepared to try to look forward embrace the future And may the divides of the past BE GONE One verse with new words followed by this chorus twice.
