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Team Ireland Brings 86 Medals Home From Special Olympics

Brendan O'Loughlin
Brendan O'Loughlin

02:19 22 Mar 2019


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Team Ireland is arriving back in Dublin shortly after a successful Special Olympics.

After seven days of competition, the 91-strong team are arriving home from Abu Dhabi with 86 medals.

They are made up of 30 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze.

Family and friends of athletes gathered at the arrivals hall in Dublin Airport to welcome them home.

The Games have been heralded as one of the most successful ever for Team Ireland.

The action-packed week of sport saw the Irish squad win medals in all 12 sports.

Abu Dhabi welcomed 7-thousand athletes from 170 countries to the Games.

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