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  • June 23, 2003 at 1:35 pm #706284
    GregF
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    Was’nt the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics spectacular…..did’nt Croker look brilliant. Well done to all involved.

    June 23, 2003 at 2:30 pm #731713
    urbanisto
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    Yep. there is good coverage here in the Uk. The Beeb have some great pics on their website. Its very uplifting to know that we can put on such a fine spectacle, especially so when it is for such a positive thing.

    June 23, 2003 at 2:30 pm #731714
    Starch
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    am not in the country but…..i’ve seen pictures and absoloutely yes…..congrats to the involved

    June 23, 2003 at 3:19 pm #731715
    doozer
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    Yup, was a good show. Nice to see that sometimes we really get it right.

    June 23, 2003 at 4:50 pm #731716
    ew
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    Are the gas burners a permanent fixture on the roof? Should be!

    June 23, 2003 at 4:55 pm #731717
    Rita Ochoa
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    Where are the games happening ?

    June 24, 2003 at 2:24 pm #731718
    bigjoe
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    at venues all over the city. ie, RDS, UCD, NAC, Portmanork golg course, etc.

    June 24, 2003 at 2:26 pm #731719
    GregF
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    ….and The National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown, and the Blanchardstown Centre (Bowling)…..etc

    June 24, 2003 at 3:06 pm #731720
    sw101
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    was watching a bit of the basketball from the n.b.a yesterday, the lads got bet by the ukranians, and i’m pretty sure a lot of them would have run rings around me too

    June 24, 2003 at 3:24 pm #731721
    Rita Ochoa
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    Is all that Dublin ?

    June 24, 2003 at 3:49 pm #731722
    urbanisto
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    Yes, the National Baskeyball Arena is in Tallaght, the RDS in Ballsbridge, the Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown, Portmarnock, UCD, Blanchardstown…. we have quite a good little set up really don’t we

    June 24, 2003 at 8:15 pm #731723
    GrahamH
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    The fireworks at the end were a bit of a damp squib, but overall it was excellent.

    June 24, 2003 at 11:51 pm #731724
    text goes here
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    i enjoyed it too and i must say well done to all involved. it’s a great thing for ireland to host such a great and LARGE event. the opening was just fantastic. i hope the rest goes well. lots of stars too. excellent.

    June 25, 2003 at 11:21 am #731725
    Rita Ochoa
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    The games in Dublin and the portuguese team staying on the Aran islands is not very handy, is it ?…

    June 25, 2003 at 12:20 pm #731726
    ew
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    I think the Portuguese got a great host town then. The islands would’ve been lovely last week. Teams stayed with the host towns for beween 3 days and a week leading up to the games. All teams are accommodated near the venues (Dublin mostly) now that the games have begun.

    June 25, 2003 at 12:57 pm #731727
    Rita Ochoa
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    I was at the Aran islands 3 weeks ago and i also think it’s a lovely place (I even got sunburned!)… But getting to Dublin it’s hard, considering you have to get a boat and there’s no motorways almost all the way… to long I must say.

    June 25, 2003 at 2:07 pm #731728
    urbanisto
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    Its not that bad! They probably get a hellicopter to Galway and then its only 2.5 – 3hrs by road. It might not be a motorway but its no boreen!

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