The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Kieran O’Hanlon is wishing 24-year-old swimmer Fiona Doyle from Raheen all the best in the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
- All of Limerick is behind swimmer Fiona Doyle!
The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Kieran O’Hanlon is wishing 24-year-old swimmer Fiona Doyle from Raheen all the best in the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
“On behalf of the people of Limerick, I want to wish Fiona every success in the games. She has trained very hard and consistently for years and now her dream is coming true,” the Mayor said.
“Fiona will be competing in the women’s 100m and 200m breaststroke competitions in the pool and she can be guaranteed that the whole of Limerick will be supporting her and wishing her well when she steps onto the blocks on Sunday 7 August for her first swim.”
“She has shown her great determination and drive for many years now, when she used to get a 4.30am every morning to go training before school in Crescent College Comprehensive and all her hard work and sacrifice is now paying off.”
“I know the parish of Mungret, Raheen and Crecora have been supporting Fiona for years and have presented her with a beautiful engraved Dalvey Alarm Clock prior to her departure for Brazil,” said Mayor O’Hanlon.
“Fiona is no stranger to being on the podium, having being a medallist at a number of World University Games and we all hope that she can again show her drive and determination and do herself and Limerick proud at the Games,” he added.
“I also want to show our support for the entire Irish Olympic Team. You have done yourselves proud already by qualifying for the games and will do your best during your competitions. Many of the athletes competing have strong links to Limerick, having trained here thanks to our internationally recognised sporting facilities, and I want to wish each and everyone one of them the very best at the Olympics,” the Mayor concluded.
