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13th Jun 2014

Video: Highlights of the Special Olympics parade and opening ceremony from Limerick

Need an antidote to the bloated spectacle you witnessed in Sao Paulo last night? This will do the trick.

JOE

Need an antidote to the bloated spectacle you witnessed in Sao Paulo last night? This will do the trick.

It looks like yesterday was a magic day to be in Limerick as the Special Olympics 2014 kicked off. A huge parade weaved its way through the Treaty City, ending in the People’s Park for the official opening ceremony.

For the next three days 1,500 athletes, plus a whole raft of coaches and volunteers, will come together for a festival of sport in Munster and the enthusiasm and joy on the faces in this video show that it is guaranteed to be a cracking weekend.

And not a sign of Pitbull anywhere…

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