"We are looking for everybody, across all ages," stresses Maria Maguire, who is co-ordinating the first-aid volunteers through the Order of Malta, and whose daughter, Síle, competed in gymnastics in North Carolina. It is in the capital where the biggest numbers of volunteers will be needed. Once in Dublin, the athletes will be staying in the Citywest Hotel or campus accommodation at UCD and DCU. And we'll have music - Irish and African - to make them feel at home." ![]() It's a whole other little world out there. We'll be taking them out on a trip to the Saltee Islands. "We'll be making the most of what we have here. The Guinean athletes can look forward to experiencing a flavour of the local culture and scenery. "There will be a lot of donations-in-kind, where we'll be offered services," she explains, a scenario which will be repeated throughout the country. "We have a core group of 10 local people so far," says Kehoe, "and we'll need about 100 by the time the delegation are here." She's confident of getting the volunteers, who will offer everything, from accommodation and catering, to entertainment. They have already booked buses to take local people to Dublin each day for the games to support Guinea. Sylvia Kehoe is a member of the Kilmore Quay committee, in Co Wexford, who will be hosting Guinea, from West Africa, a team of 12 people. Towns and villages throughout Ireland have been allocated delegations that will match them in size, and local committees have been established to find host families and to set up a welcome programme. The host town programme was launched earlier this year, and that element is running smoothly to date. Thousands of volunteers will be needed for the Special Olympics - 30,000 in all. And then there's the trifling matter of transporting thousands of people across the city in tourist-season traffic. Uncorked Beer & Wine Fest 2023 Get Tickets Starts 04:00 pm Out and Bad - Cow Pen Big Yard Get Tickets Starts 09:00 pm Sailor Fete (Day Cruise) Get Tickets Starts 12:00 pm Ultra 5 All Inclusive Fete 2023 Get Tickets Starts 05:00 pm Bucket vs Cooler Fete - Candy Land Edition Get Tickets Starts 08:00 pm Night of Love - Strictly Lovers Rock Get Tickets Starts 09:00 pm Jeverson Live on the Roof Top Pop-Up Concert Get Tickets Starts 06:00 pm Bikini Cruise and After Party Get Tickets Starts 01:00 pm Posse Cruise - Rhum Runner 2 Get Tickets Starts 01:00 pm Waggy T Virtual Bingo - 41st ED Get Tickets Starts 07:00 pm BeachBum Get Tickets Starts 03:00 pm Spicemas New York Launch May 7th 2023 - USA Get Tickets Starts 05:00 pm CÎROC The Boat Ride Get Tickets Starts 01:00 pm Sunny Side Up Grenada Premium Drinks Inclusive Event Get Tickets Starts 03:00 pm Dog Life Catamaran Night Cruise Get Tickets Starts 07:00 pm Jab in DE Club - Boss Yard Get Tickets Starts 09:00 pm NDC Florida Chapter Gala Get Tickets Starts 07:00 pm Mothers Night Out Celebrity Concert Get Tickets Starts 06:00 pm A TASTE OF SUMMER Get Tickets Starts 02:00 pm Legacy Get Tickets Starts 08:00 pm Tropical Zess the Night Edition Get Tickets Starts 07:00 pm LIGHTERS UP DAY CRUISE AND AFTER PARTY EDITION Get Tickets Starts 11:00 am Splash day Cruise - Rhum Runner 2 Get Tickets Starts 01:00 pm Middle Finger Day Cruise Get Tickets Starts 01:00 pm FINALLY - NIGHT CRUISE Get Tickets Starts 07:00 am Little Mr and Ms St.Paul's Get Tickets Starts 04:00 pm NOCTURNAL 2.There are 52 venues in Dublin to be manned for those nine days, including sporting and accommodation venues.
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