National and World Special Olympic champions 2019

Issued 8 May 2019

Special Olympics 2019

Celebrating  all our National Special Olympic champions and World Special Olympian Deirdre O Callaghan.

Gold medals, silver medals, bronze medals and ribbons of achievement were all on display  as St. Michael's House Special Olympians gathered for a celebratory presentation with our CEO Anna Shakespeare and Joanne Kelly Regional Special Olympic officer. 

Special Olympics 2019Our Special Olympic team all joined World Special Olympian Deirdre O Callaghan  to celebrate her representing Ireland in Kayaking at the World Games in Abu Dhabi

Our Special Olympic team included : Anthony Coleman, Lisa Caffrey, John Byrne, Courtney Richardson, Roy Pickett, Edward Doran, Mark Steele, Colin Grassick, Sabrina Phelan, David Kinsella, Dina McAnaspie,  Sarah Carroll, Angela Kirwin, Noel McClelland, Damien Byrne, Breda Doyle, Cathy Soden, Una Hennessy, Philip O'Reilly, Michael Hall, Raymond Parrott, Nicole Redmond and Joey Cunningham.

Thank you also to our coaches, Dyfed Davis, Gill Byrne, Linda Corcoran and Conor Grassick for encouraging our athletes to believe and achieve. Congrats to all our sporting teams who participate in sport , minding their physical and mental health. Lovely to see Deirdre’s Mum & Dad.

Thank you Joanne Kelly Regional Special Olympic officer for attending and presenting the athletes with Sport Certs.