A book of condolence for Eunice Kennedy Shriver is to open at the Mansion House in Dublin tomorrow.
The founder of the Special Olympics movement died in a hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts yesterday. She was 88.
The games for people with intellectual disabilities have grown to include 190 countries since they began in 1968. They were hosted by Ireland in 2003.
President Mary McAleese yesterday described Mrs Kennedy Shriver as a “visionary” who “devoted her life to creating a better and more inclusive world for people with disabilities”.
Taoiseach Brian Cowen said she was a woman of “great courage and an inspiration to all” and who always had “a love of our country and its people”.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello today urged people to sign the book of condolences “in recognition and celebration of the wonderful, kind and inspiring life of Eunice Kennedy Shriver”.
The book will be open in the Oak Room of the Mansion House from 10.00am to 6.00pm tomorrow and from 10.00am to 5.00pm on Friday.