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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2011

QUESTION NO.17

QUESTION:  Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Manager, in view of positive reports regarding its arrival in Dublin, to liaise with Dublin City Council and other involved bodies with a view to bringing the Olympic torch to South Dublin, in particular given that our 1992 Olympic champion Michael Carruth is from the Greenhills area?

REPLY:

Dublin has not been announced as one of the destinations for the Olympic Torch 2012.  Advanced conversation have taken place between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the London 2012 organisers in this regard.

The Olympic Torch is due to visit Belfast, Derry, Colerain and Newry in Northern Ireland in June 2012.

South Dublin County Council awaits the outcome of the discussions and should the Olympic Torch be brought to Dublin the Council will liaise with the relevant bodies.