26 June 1999; Agnes Melvin from Ballina, Co Mayo, a member of the Irish Basketball team, pictured during the Opening Ceremony at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. PIC: Ray McManus, SportsfileAn athlete stretching for the finish line at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. PIC: SportsfileTaking a break between races at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. PIC: SportsfileAn Irish Swimmer at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. PIC: SportsfileTwo young athletes celebrate a win at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, North Carolina. PIC: Sportsfile

Host Towns List

Country  Town 
1. Albania Loughrea, Co. Galway
2. Algeria Ballinrobe & Clonbur, Co. Mayo
3. American Samoa Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
4. Andorra Antrim Borough, Co. Antrim
5. Curacao Bangor, Co. Down
6. Argentina Derry City, Co. Londonderry
7. Armenia Ennistymon, Co. Clare
8. Aruba Mallow, Co. Cork
9. Australia Armagh City, Co. Armagh
10. Austria Limerick City, Co. Limerick
11. Azerbaijan Shannon, Co. Clare
12. Bahamas Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
13 Bahrain Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
14. Bangladesh Ashbourne, Co. Meath
15. Barbados Portarlington, Co. Laois
16. Belarus Bandon, Co. Cork
17. Belgium Navan, Co. Meath
18. Benin Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
19 Bermuda Lisburn, Co. Antrim
20. Bolivia Tullow, Co. Carlow
21. Bonaire Gorey, Co. Wexford
22. Bosnia Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
23. Botswana Trim, Co. Meath
24. Brazil Maynooth, Co. Kildare
25. Bulgaria Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
26. Burkina Faso Bunclody, Co. Wexford
27. Cameroon An Spideal, Co. Galway
28. Canada Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
29. Cayman Islands Strabane, Co. Tyrone
30. Chad Swinford, Co. Mayo
31. Chile Athy, Co. Kildare
32. China Bray, Co Wicklow
33. Chinese Taipei Portlaoise, Co Laois
34. Congo Kinshasa Mohill, Co. Leitrim
35. Costa Rica Drogheda, Co Louth
36. Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Callan, Co. Kilkenny
37. Croatia Greystones, Co. Wicklow
38. Cuba Cashel, Co. Tipperary
39. Cyprus Tipperary Town, Co. Tipperary
40. Czech Republic Skibbereen, Co. Cork
41. Denmark Clonakilty, Co. Cork
42. Dominican Republic Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
43. Ecuador Mountbellew, Co. Galway
44. Egypt Tuam, Co. Galway
45. El Salvador Tralee, Co. Kerry
46. Estonia Clifden, Co. Galway
47. Faroe Islands Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
48. Finland Buncrana, Co.Donegal
49. France Ballina, Co. Mayo
50. Gabon Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
51. Georgia Republic Kilrush, Co. Clare 
52. Germany Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny
53. Ghana Cahir, Co. Tipperary
54. Gibraltar Sligo City, Co. Sligo
55. Greece Dundalk, Co. Louth
56. Guadaloupe Limavady, Co. Londonderry
57. Guatemala New Ross, Co. Wexford
58. Guinea Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford
59. Guyana Ardee, Co. Louth
60. Honduras Banbridge, Co. Down
61. Hong Kong Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
62. Hungary Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
63. Iceland Newry, Co. Down
64. India Athlone, Co. Westmeath
65. Indonesia Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
66. Iran Macroom, Co. Cork
67. Ireland Celbridge, Leixlip, Kilcock, Lucan, Co. Kildare 
68. Isle of Man Rathangan, Co. Kildare
69. Israel Ballymena, Co. Antrim
70. Italy Killarney, Co. Kerry
71. Jamaica Waterford City, Co. Waterford
72. Japan Newbridge, Co. Kildare
73. Jordan Listowel & Tarbert, Co. Kerry
74. Kazakhstan Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
75. Kenya Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
76. Korea Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary
77. Kosovo Edenderry, Co. Offaly
78. Kuwait Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
79. Kyrgyzstan Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick
80. Latvia Kells, Co. Meath 
81. Lebanon Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
82. Lesotho Caherciveen, Co. Kerry
83. Libya Templemore, Co. Tipperary
84. Liechtenstein Carrigaline & Crosshaven, Co. Cork
85. Lithuania Clones, Co. Monaghan
86. Luxembourg Westport & Newport, Co. Mayo
87. Macau Ballybofey & Stranolar, Co. Donegal
88. Macedonia Oldcastle, Co. Meath
89. Malaysia Banagher, Co. Offaly
90. Mali Kanturk in Co. Cork
91. Malta Thurles, Co. Tipperary
92. Martinique Newcastlewest & Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
93. Mauritius Boyle, Co. Roscommon
94. Mauritania Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim
95. Mexico Cork City & Blarney, Co. Cork
96. Moldova Castleisland, Co. Kerry
97. Monaco Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
98. Morocco Tullamore, Co. Offaly
99. Namibia Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
100. Nepal Virginia, Co. Cavan
101. Netherlands Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
102. New Zealand Naas, Co. Kildare
103. Nigeria Killybegs, Co. Donegal
104. Norway Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry
105. Oman Youghal, Co. Cork
106. Pakistan Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
107. Palestine Kinsale, Co. Cork
108. Panama Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim
109. Paraguay Coleraine, Co. Londonderry
110. Peru Mountmellick, Co. Laois
111. Philippines Tramore, Co. Waterford
112. Poland Wexford Town, Co. Wexford
113. Portugal Aran Islands
114. Puerto Rico Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
115. Qatar Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon
116. Reunion Portumna, Co. Galway
117. Romania Midleton, Co. Cork
118. Russia Ennis & Ballyea, Co. Clare
119. San Marino Fermoy, Co. Cork
120. Saudi Arabia Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
121. Senegal Ballygar, Co. Galway
122. Seychelles Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
123. Sierra Leone Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan
124. Singapore Arklow, Co. Wickow
125. Slovakia Carrick on Suir & Rathgormack, Co. Tipperary
126. Slovenia Carlow Town, Co. Carlow
127. South Africa Dingle, Co. Kerry
128. Spain Omagh, Co. Tyrone
129. St. Kitts & Nevis Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
130. St. Lucia Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
131. St. Vincent & the Grenadines Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
132. Sudan Bagnelstown, Co. Carlow
133. Suriname Waterville, Co. Kerry
134. Sweden Newcastle, Co. Down
135. Switzerland Kenmare, Co. Kerry
136. Syria Wicklow Town, Co Wicklow
137. Tajikistan Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick
138. Tanzania Claremorris,Co Mayo
139. Thailand Carlingford & Cooley Peninsula, Co. Louth
140. The Gambia Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
141. Togo Athboy, Co. Meath
142. Trinidad & Tobago Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
143. Tunisia Monaghan Town & Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
144. Turkey Cavan Town, Co. Cavan
145. Turkmenistan Bruff, Co. Limerick
146. Uganda Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon
147. United Kingdom Galway City, Co. Galway
148. United States Belfast City, Co. Antrim
149. Ukraine Lisdoonvarna & Doolin, C. Clare
150. United Arab Emirates Longford Town, Co. Longford
151. Uruguay Dungloe, Co. Donegal
152. Uzbekistan Kilkee, Co. Clare
153. Venezuela Castlebar, Co. Mayo
154. Virgin Islands Newtownards, Co. Down
155. Yemen Charleville, Co. Cork
156. Yugoslavia Gort, Co. Galway
157. Zambia Cootehill, Co. Cavan
158. Zimbabwe Craigavon, Co. Armagh

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