02/03/2010
McAleese To Visit London Olympics Site
Irish President Mary McAleese will visit the 2012 Olympics site in London during a two-day trip to England this week.
Members of the Olympic Delivery Authority will greet the President before giving her a tour of the 2.5 sq km park, the Press Association reports.
During the visit, Ms McAleese is due to see each of the site's 'Big Five' venues - the main stadium, velodrome, aquatics centre, media centre and Olympic village.
She is also expected to meet some of the Irish contractors who have who have secured work on the site in Stratford, east London.
(NS/BMcC)
Members of the Olympic Delivery Authority will greet the President before giving her a tour of the 2.5 sq km park, the Press Association reports.
During the visit, Ms McAleese is due to see each of the site's 'Big Five' venues - the main stadium, velodrome, aquatics centre, media centre and Olympic village.
She is also expected to meet some of the Irish contractors who have who have secured work on the site in Stratford, east London.
(NS/BMcC)
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