Politician(s) lobbied:Richard Shakespeare (Director of Services or Equivalent), Dublin City Council; Frank Curran (Chief Executive Officer), Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Colm Ward (Chief Executive Officer), South Dublin County Council; AnnMarie Farrelly (Chief Executive Officer), Fingal County Council
Intent: We aimed to secure some funding and logistics assistance for the Ireland Summer Games in 2026. Note, funding was provided for the 2018 Ireland Games which were held in Dublin also.
Methods:Phone callLetter
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Special Olympics will be holding the Ireland Summer Games in 2026 in Greater Dublin
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which will see circa 1
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200 Special Olympics Athletes take part in competition at an All-Ireland level and in some cases
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qualify for the 2027 World Games. It is estimated that the Summer Games will cost in the region of €2.5million
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and letters were sent to each of the Dublin based county councils to assist with funding.