ocal Special Olympics athletes are gearing up for a big weekend ahead.
A considerable Donegal contingent will head off to Dublin for the Ireland Summer Games which will be held in from June 18-21.
Over 1,200 athletes compete across 12 sports over four action-packed days, alongside MATP, Young Athletes and Healthy Athletes events – all powered by thousands of volunteers and supporters.
On Wednesday evening, the Donegal athletes met with sponsors at the Vestry as they were wished well ahead of the Summer Games.
The Donegal representatives at the Summer Games are as follows:
Anna Hennessy – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Conor Callaghan – North West Special Olympics Club – Golf
Daniel Cannon – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Daniel O’Reilly – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
David Patrick Crawford – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Hughie Sweeney – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Jennifer Hogg – North West Special Olympics club – Basketball
Joseph O’Hanlon – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Maksims Kalinins – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Mario McShane – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Mark Peoples – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Meg Carr – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Meliosa McDevitt – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Michael Barrett – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Michael O’Donnell – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Nicola McIntyre – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Nigel Porter – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Oliver Doherty – North West Special Olympics Club – Golf
Ronan Timlin – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Shane O’Donnell – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball
Shaun McCosker – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Siobhan McCay – North West Special Olympics Club – Football
Chris O’Donnell – North West Special Olympics Club – Bowling
Vicki McGill – North West Special Olympics Club – Basketball.