Ireland

About Ireland:
Ireland is the third largest island of Europe, and it is also the 20th largest island in all over world. I is surrounded by about 100 islands and isles, all around. Dublin is the largest city of Ireland, which is also a famous tourist destination that is visited by tourists from all over the world. Rugby and Football are the prominent sports of Ireland, though it participates in a variety of events in the Commonwealth Games, which are discussed in the following lines.
Participation of Ireland in Commonwealth Games:
In 2006 Commonwealth Games, Ireland participated in a number of events, which are mentioned Below:

• Athletics -
• Aquatics
• Boxing
• Badminton
• Gymnastics
• Cycling
• Squash
• Lawn Bowls
• Triathlon
• Shooting
• Table Tennis

Apart from boxing, cycling and table tennis, there were both men and women participants in other events. It managed to win 2 silver medals in the events of Lawn Bowls and Shooting. Davis Beattle was the winner of silver medal in shooting and Jeremy henry, Mark McPeak and Ian McClure were the winners of Men's Triples. Though Ireland won only 2 medals, the sportsmen were appreciated in all the events as they put their best in each and every event. They are also quite geared up to improve their performance in 2010 Commonwealth Games. Ireland .
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