Senator Mary
Moran has today called on her colleagues in the Oireachtas to support her
petition to RTE, calling on them to televise both the opening ceremony and part
of the finals of the National Special Olympic, which will be held in Limerick
between the 11th -15th June.
“I think it is only fair that a sporting event of this magnitude should be given the same amount of live air-time as other sporting events. RTÉ has committed to including some coverage of the games in news bulletins or current affairs programmes. However I am very disappointed that RTE as our national broadcaster, has no plans to broadcast live coverage of the games.
“I have asked my colleagues in the Oireachtas to support me in calling for live television coverage of the national games as I am well aware of the esteem in which Special Olympics Ireland is held in the Oireachtas.”
“The games will feature 1,500 athletes competing in fourteen different sports, as well as over 3,000 volunteers and thousands of family member and Special Olympics’ officials. This event is the culmination of four years of amazing hard work and dedication on the part of the athletes, their coaches, families, volunteers and officials in Special Olympic Ireland.
“Everyone can remember the excitement and goodwill which was generated all over the country when the Special Olympic World Games were held in Ireland in 2003. The television coverage of the games raised the profile of the work of Special Olympics Ireland and allowed the whole country see what can be achieved. The ensuing rise in the level of participation of athletes and volunteers in clubs all over Ireland has shown that there is a huge amount of interest and goodwill in the country for Special Olympics."
“I think it is only fair that a sporting event of this magnitude should be given the same amount of live air-time as other sporting events. RTÉ has committed to including some coverage of the games in news bulletins or current affairs programmes. However I am very disappointed that RTE as our national broadcaster, has no plans to broadcast live coverage of the games.
“I have asked my colleagues in the Oireachtas to support me in calling for live television coverage of the national games as I am well aware of the esteem in which Special Olympics Ireland is held in the Oireachtas.”
“The games will feature 1,500 athletes competing in fourteen different sports, as well as over 3,000 volunteers and thousands of family member and Special Olympics’ officials. This event is the culmination of four years of amazing hard work and dedication on the part of the athletes, their coaches, families, volunteers and officials in Special Olympic Ireland.
“Everyone can remember the excitement and goodwill which was generated all over the country when the Special Olympic World Games were held in Ireland in 2003. The television coverage of the games raised the profile of the work of Special Olympics Ireland and allowed the whole country see what can be achieved. The ensuing rise in the level of participation of athletes and volunteers in clubs all over Ireland has shown that there is a huge amount of interest and goodwill in the country for Special Olympics."
No comments:
Post a Comment