HIGH PERFORMANCE The Irish Sports Council Sends Best Wishes to the Irish Winter Olympic Team

The Irish Sports Council would like to wish the Irish Winter Olympic team every success as they prepare for the 2010 Winter games.

The XXI Olympic Winter Games will be held on February 12-28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Ireland will be represented by the women's bobsleigh team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin, who will make Irish sporting history by becoming the first Irish women to compete in bobsleigh at a Winter Olympics.

In addition, Pat Shannon will compete in the men's skeleton bobsleigh, Kirsty McGarry in the women's alpine slalom, Shane O'Connor in the men's alpine slalom and PJ Barron in the men's 15k cross country skiing.