About Special Olympics Leinster

Special Olympics Leinster provides year round sports training and competition to over 1,500 athletes with an intellectual disability.

The Region is divided into 2 areas - North and South Leinster covering counties Louth, Meath, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Mid and South Kildare, South Wicklow and East Westmeath. 

Read more about us here
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Club Information Evenings

Three meetings will be held in September to provide information and updates to clubs in relation to the year ahead. Clubs are advised to send multiple volunteers on the night to receive information relevant to their club and program.  

	Meeting 1 (NL)	Meeting 2 (SL)	Meeting 3 (SL)
Venue	Sluagh Hall, Drogheda	McMahon Centre, Kilcullen	Astro Active, Enniscorthy
County	Co. Louth	Co. Kildare	Co. Wexford
Date	September 9th	September 11th	September 12th
Time	7pm - 8.30pm	7pm - 8.30pm	7pm - 8.30pm

Clubs can register their attendance at any of these meeting by filling out the survey at the following link;

Club Information Evening Registration 
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Volunteer Summer Party

This month we had our annual volunteer appreciation night. This was to thank to all the Central and Leinster support centre volunteers for their hard work throughout the year. It was a fun evening which included loads of fun games, great food and priceless memories. Huge thanks must go to our very own Louise who was the chief coordinator of the event and of course with the help of both Leinster and central staff.

                    

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SOUTH LEINSTER ATHLETICS EVENT

A massive congratulations to all of our athletes and clubs that took part in our South Leinster Athletics event which took place on the 15th of June at the Watershed in Kilkenny.

On the day we had over 100 athletes competing in track and field events from nine different clubs. This number is a testament to all clubs in their dedication, hard work and diligence in keeping participation high and training hard throughout the year. 

The athletes showed an amazing level of ability, skill and cohesion throughout the day. The competition on both the track and the field was very intense and resulted in extremely close results. 

A special appreciation for all volunteers who helped out in all aspects of the day. The event was really enjoyable for all involved and wouldn't have been as successful without all volunteers input.

                      

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 Non Advancement Equestrian Event

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed in the Equestrian event on the 11th of April in Pitfield, Castledermot. The event saw almost 20 athletes competing in both Equitation and the Trail Ride. It was a very enjoyable day for all involved. For more photos from the day please click HERE. 



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Regional Advancement Floorball

Special Olympics Leinster hosted their first ever Regional Advancement Floorball event on Saturday the 30th of March in the Watershed Kilkenny. Over 100 athletes competed with 14 different teams on the day to showcase their skill and talent. This is the first time that the Leinster Region will be aiming to advance through the Special Olympics Winter Cycle and we look forward to seeing what it has in store for our athletes.    

  

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