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Get Freezin' for a Reason this December! Special Olympics Ireland has been running the Annual Polar Plunge for 21 years in collaboration with the Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise funds to support Special Olympics athletes in communities across the country.

We are delighted to announce that Kerry Stars Special Olympics Club are October's winner of the Gala Gifts for Clubs competition and have won €500 in cash.

The team of volunteers who played their part in making the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin such a success were recognised and celebrated at a Volunteer Reunion event at Salesforce Tower, Dublin on Saturday 21 October.

Eighteen volunteers were recognised for their outstanding contributions at the Special Olympics Ireland Volunteer Awards held at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel on Saturday 23 September.

Sixteen athletes from across Ulster who participated as part of Team Ireland at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin have been recognised at a celebration in Parliament Buildings hosted by Department for Communities Permanent Secretary, Colum Boyle.

€20,000 was raised to benefit Special Olympics Ireland programmes, clubs and athletes across Ireland through a Captain’s Charity Day at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club on 30 April.

We are delighted to announce that Ballina Basketball Club are September's winner of the Gala Gifts for Clubs competition and have won €500 in cash.

Dr. Brendan O’Brien has joined the Board of Special Olympics Ireland, succeeding Brendan Whelan as Chair.

Special Olympics Ireland has partnered with Breast Cancer Ireland (BCI) to launch a pioneering Breast Health and Education Awareness Programme aimed at women with an intellectual disability (ID).

Special Olympics Ireland CEO Matt English recounted his personal experience of the value of sport and community to people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

A daily update from the 2023 Berlin World Games