Ireland
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London 2012: FA targets potential Team GB Olympics footballers - BBC Sport
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
The English Football Association will write to every potential player for the Team GB football team - from all the home nations - this week. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reacted angrily when it was first suggested that their players… Full Story »
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Gymnastics Ireland: Kieran Behan earns place in London 2012 Test Event
Full Twist &bull Dec 14, 2011The new Category B World Floor Champion, Irish gymnast Kieran Behan has earned himself a place at the London 2012 Test Event. This is a massive achievement for an Irish gymnast. Ireland's first and only gymnast to enter the Olympic… Full Story »
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Dublin included in London 2012 torch route - China Daily
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Dublin included in London 2012 torch route China Daily "A number of international teams have already chosen Dublin as a training base before the London Games . "The visit of the Olympic Flame next year will be a wonderful opportunity… Full Story »
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Kieran Behan at London 2012 Test Event?
Full Twist &bull Dec 9, 2011According to an article on the Surrey Comet, Ireland's rising star Kieran Behan may be eligible to compete at the London 2012 test Event and should find out today if he'll be there. We've been at international meetings this year… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: torch relay to visit Ireland
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Dec 8, 2011
The London 2012 Olympic torch relay will go to Ireland after final approval to extend the torch route was granted by the International Olympic Committee. The torch will arrive in Dublin the day after it has visited Belfast in Northern… Full Story »
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Olympic Torch coming to Ireland
Full Twist &bull Dec 8, 2011It's been rumoured and talked about for a long time but finally confirmation was received today that the Olympic Torch will visit Ireland when it is en route to the London 2012 Games as part of the Olympic Torch Relay… Full Story »
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Olympic Flame to visit Dublin as part of London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
London 2012 News &bull Dec 8, 2011
Following approval from the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Flame will arrive in Dublin on the morning of 6 June 2012. It will then be carried by Torchbearers through the city, culminating in a mid-morning celebration event. LOCOG Chair Seb… Full Story »
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Children in Need: Hard times bring out Britain's charitable spirit
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Nov 19, 2011
On this very day in November 2007, before the bubble of prosperity burst before the astonished eyes of those we thought to be financially prudent, I complimented the British public for once again responding magnificently to the BBC's Children in… Full Story »
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Gareth Bale puts Wales before playing at 2012 Olympics - BBC Sport
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 18, 2011
Gareth Bale has said he would put his personal ambitions of playing at the 2012 Olympics aside if it threatened Wales' status in world football. On current form, few would deprive the Tottenham Hotspur winger a place in the Under-23… Full Story »
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London 2012 bodyguards training in Northern Ireland camp - Mirror.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 17, 2011
Mirror.co.uk London 2012 bodyguards training in Northern Ireland camp Mirror.co.uk Elite armed bodyguards are being trained at a secret location in Northern Ireland in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics to keep athletes safe. Civilian mercenaries are travelling from… Full Story »
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Pinches & Whelan visit Rathgael Gym Club, Northern Ireland
Full Twist &bull Nov 15, 2011Last weekend Team GB gymnasts Jenni Pinches and Hannah Whelan made a trip across the water to visit Rathgael Gymnastics Club. Hannah Whelan and Jennifer Pinches, who recently returned from the gymnastics World Championship inTokyo, spent the weekend as guests ofBangorbased Rathgael Gymnastics and Tumbling… Full Story »
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Olympics -- Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland don't want to play for Great Britain -- Mark Young
ESPN - Olympics News &bull Nov 14, 2011
The gilded men in blazers at the Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales football associations have once again insisted that none of their players can play for Team Great Britain at next year's London Olympics. What a joke. I thought the job of these pompous buffoons was to promote the game at every level, not to choke off an opportunity for talented young players. I've never bought a ticket to watch the blazers eat their lobster salad in the first-class… Full Story »
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British gymnasts visit Rathgael Gym Club
British Gymnastics &bull Nov 14, 2011
Two leading gymnasts from the British Gymnastics squad have visited Northern Ireland to encourage support in the run in to London 2012. Hannah Whelan and Jennifer Pinches, who recently returned from the gymnastics World Championship in Tokyo, spent the weekend as guests of… Full Story »
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2012 Olympic torch to make stop at The Giant's Causeway - Irish Central
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 8, 2011
The 2012 Olympic torch will travel through more than 60 towns and villages in Northern Ireland in advance of the London Olympics next summer, it was been announced. The flame will arrive in Belfast on June 3 and torch-bearers will… Full Story »
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Video: Gymnast in Panasonic TV Advert
Full Twist &bull Nov 8, 2011Tweet Panasonic is the "official television supplier" of the London 2012 Games. Here they have used a gymnast in their television advert in the UK and Ireland for the "Smart Viera" television. Do you know who this gymnast is? Leave… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: David Cameron and other elected officials banned from ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 7, 2011
Elected officials have been banned from running with the London 2012 Olympic torch relay when it embarks on a 70-day journey by road, boat, balloon, sidecar, helicopter, and white water rapids across the United Kingdom from May 18. Strict rules… Full Story »
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London 2012 torch path detailed
BBC - Olympic Sports &bull Nov 7, 2011
The London 2012 Olympic torch will fly by zip wire from the Tyne Bridge, ascend Snowdon by rail and cross Loch Ness during its journey around the UK. London Games organisers Locog have set out the 1,018 places the torch… Full Story »
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Olympics torch to travel by balloon, canoe and zip wire to London 2012
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Nov 7, 2011
The Olympic torch will travel by balloon, canoe and a zip wire on its journey around Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the 2012 London Games. The organisers have released details of the 8,000-mile journey that the flame will make,… Full Story »
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Louis Smith Radio Interview
Full Twist &bull Nov 3, 2011Tweet Louis Smith is in Ireland today doing some media and press for the new Gymnastics Ireland brand launch. At 6.30pm tonight he will be on the air on Today FM with Anton Savage on "The Last Word" discussing London… Full Story »
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Irish runner Mark Kenneally runs 2:13 in Amsterdam Marathon to qualify for 2012 Olympics
London 2012 &bull Oct 17, 2011Irish runner Mark Kenneally runs 2:13 in Amsterdam Marathon to qualify for 2012 Olympics Continue reading Full Story »
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