Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

It is not true to say the Olympic Games are the only thing happening in 2012. In Ireland, there will be the tall ships race in Dublin, the Volvo ocean race in Galway, the world youth sailing championships in Dún Laoghaire, the centenary of the Titanic, the Eucharistic Congress and the general election.

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