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Clare TD hits out over homecoming debacle

Dublin City Council is coming under fire for failing to hold an Olympic homecoming event tomorrow.

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Fianna Fail spokesperson on Sport and Clare TD Timmy Dooley  has accused the local authority – and the Mayor’s office – of failing to plan appropriately.

It emerged over the weekend that, due to a funding row between the Olympic Council of Ireland and the City Council, no homecoming event will be held in the capital – though each of the medal-winning athletes will attend a reception in their home towns.

Deputy Dooley says the end result of the mix-up will be disappointed members of the public – though he’s welcomed the fact that the government’s offered to hold a reception at Farmleigh House in Dublin later in the week.

He says it’s not too late for Dublin City Council to offer to hold and finance an event:

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