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Pauline Nugent and Veronica Murray are honoured at the virtual 2020 Federation of Irish Sport Volunteers in Sport Awards.

Special Olympics Volunteers were surveyed during 2020 to review the Special Olympics volunteer experience with a particular focus on demonstrating value.
Take a look at some of the insights and recommendations which have come from analysis of the survey responses.

Volunteer Ireland hosted their annual awards, asking for people throughout the country to nominate volunteers who freely give their time and energy.

Over 100 athlete leaders from 50 clubs all over Ireland logged-in for the Special Olympics Ireland Athlete Leadership Forum kindly sponsored by Bank of America.

As we embrace the summer holiday months, there is still so much happening in Special Olympics this month. Read all about it in July's edition of our Connect E-zine.

There are two important changes around volunteering that will affect ALL club volunteers from July 2020

The third edition of the Special Olympics Connect e-zine is out now.

Check out all the latest news today.

As Philip faced the prospect of having a birthday during lock down, he did not see much cause for celebration.
But then he put out a call and you'll never guess what happened.

During these challenging times we know that communication is vital so with that in mind we are delighted to you our latest news, resources and information through  our e-zine, Connect.

Volunteer Week was officially cancelled but we decided to celebrate it anyway!

CEO of Special Olympics Ireland, Matt English, chats to Rob Hartnett of Sport for Business about the impact of the pandemic on the Special Olympics community and the importance of retaining a strong connections.

We would like to thank Peter for a lifetime dedication to enhancing the lives of people with an intellectual disability, providing them with opportunities to participate in sports that are led by well-trained volunteers in a safe environment.