2023 has been a special year for Skellig Stars Special Olympics Club for more reason than one – first off they had huge success at the World Summer Games in Berlin and on top of that the club marked their 20th anniversary so a gala ball was organised to finish off the wonderful year.
The racing was brilliant, the day beautiful, and the atmosphere electric, but the ladies’ Seine Boat race in Cahersiveen at the weekend was about something bigger than all that.
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Ryan Griffin has returned to Waterville as an Olympic medallist at just 16, but while his family could have been forgiven for getting caught up in the moment, dad Adrian Griffin can’t be accused of any of that. Instead, at the end of the greatest achievement and adventure of his son’s life, he placed his focus squarely on the community and volunteerism that got Ryan to where he is.
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