World Police and Fire Games: The friendliest games ever
Six years of planning, 10 days of competition and one remarkable legacy that could enhance the image of Belfast around the world for years to come.
Six years of planning, 10 days of competition and one remarkable legacy that could enhance the image of Belfast around the world for years to come.
Competitors at the World Police and Fire Games are in good hands – as they are likely to get a rub-down from a local woman who worked on none other than sprint legend Usain Bolt.
Dodge, duck, dip, dive and... dodge!
Director-General of the GAA Paraic Duffy enjoyed a chuckle after he presented the Gaelic football winners medals to An Garda Siochána, conquerors of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service at the Queen's Dub complex.
The World Police and Fire Games rugby 7's kicked off at Upper Malone yesterday with some famous faces forming part of yet another a packed crowd.
If you thought the World Police and Fire Games were all about buff firemen showing off their muscle power, think again.
Team USA may be dominating the 2013 World Police and Fire Games at the end of Day 8 with an unbeatable 282 medals.
When the going gets tough, the tough eat up. And when 7,000 emergency and uniformed workers from around the world need nourishment after a hard day's ice hockeying, diving, beach volleyballing, SWAT-ing or trying to become the Ultimate Firefighter at Belfast's World Police and Fire Games, they won't be reaching for a burger and chips. Rather, they'll be stocking up on Northern Ireland's finest meats, poultry, fruit and veg, fish and breads.
CRICKET at the World Police and Fire Games has been so successful that there will be an extra day of competition today when the PSNI take on the Rest of the World.
THE sun came out again for team Northern Ireland on the final day of the athletics programme at the Mary Peters Track when Ulster triple jump legend Michael McDonald took gold in the M45 class with a mark of 11.64 metres, almost a metre clear of Alonso Vazquez from Spain in second spot.
SPECTATORS have been flooding through the gates of the Odyssey Arena this week with the World Police and Fire Games organisers stating that over 35,000 fans have turned out to watch ice hockey in the venue so far.
From Pele to Zico, Jairzinho to Garrincha and Rivaldo to Ronaldo, Brazilian footballers have been the chief exponents of the beautiful game for decades but it was a very different kind of hero bringing 'la jogo bonito' to Belfast yesterday.
An ill-tempered football match at the World Police and Fire Games between the PSNI and a Spanish side had to be called off yesterday.
Thousands of people from every corner of the globe have arrived in Northern Ireland for a rare treat of 10 action packed days of world-class sport. The statistics alone speak for the scale and prestige of the 2013 World Police and Fire Games.
With 67 different countries represented at the World Police and Fire Games there has been an undoubted international feel to proceedings.
Bathed in early morning sunshine, the Mary Peters Track was a picture as the athletics began at this year's World Police and Fire Games.
Brendan McConville is scratching a seven-year itch at the World Police and Fire Games.
Dame Mary Peters must be the most hugged woman in Northern Ireland right now.
Organisers of the World Police and Fire Games are calling this weekend 'Super Saturday and Super Sunday' as spectators in Northern Ireland are given the opportunity to see a wide variety of sports across more than 25 venues.
Tickets for the opening ceremony of the 2013 World Police and Fire Games were like gold dust – so why were there so many empty seats?
It's like something out of an action film.
The third largest international multi-sport event in the world has been declared officially open at a spectacular ceremony in Belfast.
IT was a night full of excitement for the competitors at the World Police and Fire Games opening ceremony.
The New York Police Department conjures up images of a million movie scenes, hit television shows like Cagney and Lacey, Kojak, NYPD Blue and more recently Law and Order.
Northern Ireland will today have the chance to show off two of its most impressive and modernised sporting venues to the world.
Uniforms from around the globe were woven together tonight as the World Police and Fire Games opened in Belfast.
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A special musical tribute to Dame Mary Peters, composed by the PSNI Pipe Band, will be heard throughout the World Police and Fire Games games.
It's showtime. After months of preparation, the World Police and Fire Games opening ceremony is finally upon us and anticipation has skyrocketed.
Newry man Glyn O'Brien has been there and done it before in the World Police and Fire Games – and he has the medals to prove it.
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The World Police and Fire Games in Belfast will provide an opportunity for emergency services from around the world to develop new working partnerships, Northern Ireland's Chief Constable has said.
Officers have told of their emotional first-hand experiences of the Boston bombings.
The Odyssey Arena was a scene of celebration as the Northern Ireland Tridents won for the first time at the World Police and Fire Games.
Firefighters from the Belfast City Airport have their eyes firmly on the prize as they make their final preparations ahead of the World Police and Fire Games.
A mountain biking course which will host dozens of elite competitors in the World Police and Fire Games in Northern Ireland is one of the finest of its kind, organisers said.
Life-saving defibrillators being used in the World Police and Fire Games are to be donated to schools across Northern Ireland after the closing ceremony.
Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes the arrival of teams from around the world for the World Police and Fire Games Ice Hockey tournament.
Around 7,000 competitors from around the globe will take part in the World Police and Fire Games which begin in Northern Ireland next Thursday.
I was a design engineer for many years before I joined the fire service 10 years ago. I worked for Shorts and Airbus and was the flight test engineer for the Airbus A320.
The rookies that will represent Northern Ireland in the ice hockey tournament at the World Police and Fire Games will benefit from the experience of the most decorated player in the Belfast Giants history.
Johnny Davis has competed in the Olympics, worked with U2 and Coldplay, set up his own company and successfully organised major sporting events.
The PSNI say they won't be throwing a ring of steel around the forthcoming World Police and Fire Games despite the severe dissident threat.
Rioting over disputed parades has not deterred World Police and Fire Games competitors from travelling to Belfast, a senior police officer said.