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Boxing fans will get the chance to meet an Olympic hero when Kenny Egan comes to Kilkenny in the coming weeks.

It has been the year of Padraig Harrington, Munster triumphant, three Irish boxing medals in Beijing and Kilkenny and Kerry keeping the Liam McCarthy and Sam Maguire Cups firmly in their grip. It’s also the year when Man United reclaimed the Champions League; Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps created an Olympics to remember; and Tiger Woods broke through the pain barrier to win the US Open. All of this and so much more are recalled in The Setanta Sports Yearbook 2008–2009.

Despite the bone chilling temperature, hundreds turned out on Saturday afternoon to see Santa with the help of Carlow Special Olympics athlete Kate Jordan light up Carlow for the festival season.

Shoot 'n' Stars Special Olympics Mullingar were recently presented with a €5,000 Texaco Sportstars Bursary, the proceeds of which will be used to fund clothing, training, and travel.

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A services and information open day by Westmeath Disabilities will take place today, Friday December 5 from 11am to 5.30pm in the Mullingar Park Hotel.

•Club Iomanaíochta & Camogaíochta Bearna/Na Forbacha is having its 11th annual social on Saturday at 8pm in the Connemara Coast Hotel. Tickets are available from Johnny Curran 087-6910905 or Donna Cox 087-6340846. The club will hold its registration of players for 2009 on Sunday February 8 in the Connemara Coast Hotel at 5pm. All underage and adult players are requested to register on the day.

A Kilkenny sergeant has the honour of running with the Special Olympic torch across the state of Idaho in the United States next month.

Special Olympics Ireland has launched its 2009 fundraising campaign and is asking the people of Ireland to donate or to engage themselves in fundraising events to support Special Olympics in their own community.

Special Olympics Ireland has launched its 2009 fundraising campaign with a fundraising office set up to support and co-ordinate the campaign in Castlebar. The office is located in the building which used to be known as the Bargain Centre.