5 Moments Which Changed Irish Olympic History

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Other

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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

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5.9 OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES

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RTE Brainstorm, Updated / Thursday, 22 Jul 2021 12:32

Abstract

The Olympic Games are associated with sporting excellence, but Ireland's history of the Games is also full of moments of great political and cultural significance. From the first gold medal win to the Special Olympics being held in Ireland in 2003, here are some of the key moments in Ireland’s Olympic history.


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