In pictures: Ireland’s Paralympians attend a government reception
Gold medal winners Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop were among those in attendance today.
Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop with Enda Kenny 14/9/2012
Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop with Enda Kenny 14/9/2012Ê
Pupils from Mount Sackville school meet Jason Smyth 14/9/2012
Pupils from Mount Sackville school meet Jason Smyth 14/9/2012
Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop with Enda Kenny 14/9/2012
The Paralympic athletes pose for a picture with Enda Kenny and officials at Farmleigh 14/9/2012
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The two boys should really get their own celebrations instead of stealing bolts and mo’s! They deserve their own.
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Tony
I think you are beginning to sound rather foolish.
Imagine an invitation from the Taoiseach to the athletes on our behalf where he doesn’t turn up?
Would that be the type of ceremony you proposed today or even better lets tell the President to be absent in two weeks. Grow up. The State celebrated today with National heroes on our behalf and the State was represented by the Taoiseach.
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Mick….how about if you’re beloved Enda sponsored an event but stayed the f**k away from it. He could take all the kudos for organising it but keep sports politically neutral…do you not think that politics and political photo calls have no place in sport? A government that cuts special needs assistants on one hand and are hypocritical enough to pull this kind of a publicity stunt are irreprehensible…
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Well done to each and everyone of them. They’ve brought huge honour and pride through their achievements. I’ll hold my counsel on Inda’s presence in those pictures…
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You will notice Tony that your comments weren’t sought and wouldn’t add to the wonderful occasion at which the Irish Taoiseach formally greeted and recognised the heroic participation by our Paralympians in representing the Nation over the last few weeks.
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Exactly Mick…the paralympians. They do not need some attention grabbing politician shoving his face into a picture when he has already stated that he’ll ‘see where future funding for sports goes’..ie funding will be reduced. It should be about the athletes, their families and prehaps representatives of the paralympian movement and not a politician of any hue simply jumping on a bandwagon.
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Perhaps the paralympians are happy for the elected Representatives of our Nation to honor them. If not then they had the choice of not attending. Just like that perhaps if there was a moan of the year gold medal and you won it (which u would) , you might like people to salute your efforts…… which are great and plentiful because u never stop moaning.
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Who are you talkin’ to!
I’m very happy that these heros are being honoured.
If people are unhappy that the “men” cutting their support funding feel the need to hug them for a photo op, then that’s fair enough.
(example: last week was international mental health week, Ireland cut 55 million from MH funding)
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The paralympians definitely deserve the recognition, but do they really deserve having to pose in photos with the politicians who are simply jumping on the bandwagon?
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