Members of Team Ireland who competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics were being honoured at a special reception hosted by President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins.
President Higgins invited the athletes and their coaches to Áras an Uachtaráin to personally congratulate them on their achievements at the Paralympic Games and on their role as representatives of Ireland on the international sporting stage.
Click on the Speech tab to read the President's address to the Paralympians.
