Team Ireland celebrated at Special Olympics at homecoming

Team Ireland celebrated at Special Olympics at homecoming

Friends, relatives and supporters of Team Ireland have expressed their pride in the team's achievements when they arrived home from the Special Olympic Winter Games.

CCPS Unified Bocce Teams Strike Gold At State Tournament - The BayNet

The Maurice J. McDonough High School Team 1 won a gold medal. LA PLATA, Md. – Three Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Unified bocce teams won a gold medal, and one earned a bronze, at the March 11 Unified Bocce State Tournament.Held at Hagerstown Community College, the tournament featured 31 teams from around the state competing in eight divisions.La Plata High School Team 3, Maurice J. Donough High School Team 1 and North Point High School T…

Polar Plunge demonstrates community togetherness

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) hosted their annual Polar Plunge event at the Whitewater Aquatics Center Saturday, March 15.  The Polar Plunge is an event in which participants who have raised funds for the Special Olympics leap into the waters. The event is also a way to bring people in the community of all occupations and ages together to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics, and for them to demonstrate their commitment to incl…

Double gold medalist Caolan McConville among returning Team Ireland Special Olympic heroes

Aghagallon’s double gold medalist Caolan McConville was among the returning Team Ireland Special Olympic heroes this afternoon. Crowds gathered at the Terminal 2 arrivals hall at Dublin Airport to welcome Team Ireland home. As the team stepped through the gates, a resounding cheer echoed throughout the terminal. A rush of emotions was felt as tears filled the eyes of athletes, family and friends who were finally reunited, after a trying but thri…

Team Ireland Celebrate 11 Medal Haul At Special Olympics Winter Games

Team Ireland’s Special Olympics World Winter Games campaign came to a triumphant conclusion as a bronze medal win by Lucy Best (Ballinderry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland) in the Novice Slalom event brought the final medal tally to 11 medals and four placed finishes. In total, Ireland claimed five gold, two silver and four bronze medals along with two fourth place, one fifth place and one sixth place result. Best took the course with skill and sp…