Special Olympics Ireland

Special Olympics Ireland is a sporting organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities that operates in the Island of Ireland. It is part of the global Special Olympics movement.

Special Olympics Ireland
SportSpecial Olympics
JurisdictionIreland
Founded1978
HeadquartersDublin
CEOMatt English
Official website
www.specialolympics.ie

History

It was founded in 1978 and at the time, was one of the first European programmes of the international Special Olympics movement.

Purpose

Special Olympics Ireland creates opportunities for children and adults with learning (intellectual) disabilities to take part in various sports training and competition year-round. To be eligible to take part in the Special Olympics programmes, participants would have to have an IQ of 75 and below.

Organisation

There are currently 9,361 Special Olympics athletes participating in 15 sports in 385 clubs throughout the Island of Ireland. These athletes benefit from taking regular sport training and competition programmes. It is broken up into five regions: Special Olympics Connaught, Special Olympics Leinster, Special Olympics Munster, Special Olympics Ulster and Special Olympics Eastern Region, which is for the Dublin Clubs.

Special Olympics Ireland Games

The Special Olympics Ireland Games are held every four years.

Editions

Edition Year Host City
I 2006 Belfast
II 2010 Limerick
III 2014 Limerick
IV 2018 Dublin
V 2022 TBD

References


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