Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Kyle Savage was joined by Commonwealth athlete Matthew Teggart to raise the Commonwealth Flag at Craigavon Civic Centre this morning (Mon 10 Mar) to mark Commonwealth Day.
Also in attendance were elected members and reps from the Commonwealth Games NI.
ALT Two males standing beside a flag outside
ALT Small group of people standing beside a flag outside
A phenomenal night seeing @foyvance in the Grand Opera House! His new song about his three kids was absolutely brilliant!!! Great venue, great fun and unbelievable talent to see Live! Thank you
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๐โโ๏ธ Join the European Aquatics DEI Conference!
Sport NI is proud to support the conference which will share the importance of embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion in aquatics for current and future athletes.
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๐ฎ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ง Really good to see Team Ireland & Team GB & NI standing shoulder to shoulder celebrating sporting excellence. Well done to organisers & all who attended what seemed a great event. irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/โฆ
Now FOUR gold medalists from Northern Ireland across three different sports. Phenomenal. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
(And potentially David Ames in the hockey, Rory McIlroy in the golf and another for Dan Wiffen still to come)
GOLDEN BOYS IN PARIS ๐ฅ๐ซ๐ท
Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan both take home GOLD medals from tonight in Paris!
Well done @TeamIreland , @swimireland , @TeamGB & @Aquatics_GB for an unforgettable night in the pool.
You've inspired a generation of Ulster swimmers!
So very deserved, this team including Jack & Kieran have had this as their goal since Tokyo.. amazing. Late night media chatting but Jimmy, Matt, Tom & Duncan all have races to come
Northern Ireland's Olympic Games gold double delight as Magheralin's Daniel Wiffen and Belfast's Jack McMillan end decades-long wait newsletter.co.uk/sport/otherโฆ
GOLD!
Well done Jack!!
Another Gold for a young Olympian from Northern Ireland!!! ๐ฅ What an amazing night for NI swimming!! Doing our wee part of the world proud.
Amazing!!
Amazing!! Well done Daniel Wiffen ๐ฅ- Northern Ireland's first individual gold since Lady Mary Peters in 1972! (and from Lagan Valley too!) What a result!
๐ฅ An historic day at the Olympics for local athletes, as Daniel Wiffen from Armagh and Jack McMillan from Belfast both win gold medals in swimming ๐๐ป
๐โโ๏ธ Get Wet Stay Safe continues to educate
open water swimmers with essential safety skills.
@SwimUlster in association with Sport NI, delivered
sessions recently in Warrenpoint, Crawfordsburn,
Millilse and at Craigavon Lakes.
#PowerOfSport
๐โโ๏ธ NI Swimmers continue to impress at the Irish Open Championships & Olympic Trials!
Congratulations to Conor Ferguson who is 100m Backstroke National Champion & Nathan Wiffen who is 800m National Champion!
We're delighted to invest in @swimireland & @SwimUlster. #PowerOfSport
"Standing on the side, holding your child who's sobbing their heart out.
"You're trying to keep it together for him as well as yourself.
"I went into work and anybody that looked me, I just cried."
Read Carole's journey following her son, David Ames๐
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