ust irish and american families, not just irish american families. these stories just irish american families. these stories are just irish american families. these stories are the very heart of what binds stories are the very heart of what binds ireland and america together. they speak to history, defined by our dreams. they speak to a present shared our dreams. they speak to a present shared responsibility and a future, poised shared responsibility and a future, poised for shared responsibility and a future, poised for unlimited shared possibilities so today i like to reflect possibilities so today i like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the connections between ireland and the united the connections between ireland and the united states. a partnership for the united states. a partnership for the ages the united states. a partnership for the ages. began with our shared history the ages. began with our shared history
also coming up on sportsday. what a routine, what a performance! what what a routine, what a performance! what a competition! jake jarman adds another medal to his growing haul. a silver in the european all around in turkey. hello again. amateur boxing has had a big break up. one that some hope will get it back together with the olympics. a large number of national federations. including britain s. have split from the current world governing body in an attempt to overturn a decision by the ioc not to include the sport in the 2028 games in los angeles. the international boxing association run the amateur game right now. but they. and their russian president umar kremlev. ..are mired in scandal. an independent investigation accused the iba of fixing fights at the rio olympics, selecting judges and referees to manipulate the results the same report detailed decades of financial mismanagement and deception and it led to the interntional olympic committee stripping the iba of it
amongst within the olympic movement and amongst our own stakeholders to give the sport amongst our own stakeholders to give the sport and olympic future. what i also want the sport and olympic future. what i also want to stress is that we we want also want to stress is that we we want to also want to stress is that we we want to do also want to stress is that we we want to do is build a new organisation that consistently and continually acts in the best interest continually acts in the best interest of the boxer. we have the wealthy interest of the boxer. we have the wealthy and safeguarding of the boxer wealthy and safeguarding of the boxer in wealthy and safeguarding of the boxer in their best interest at heart boxer in their best interest at heart in boxer in their best interest at heart in every decision we wake and it is a heart in every decision we wake and it is a very heart in every decision we wake and it is a very important part of culture it is a very
checkpoints on their dreams. there are writing a checkpoints on their dreams. there are writing a new future for the future are writing a new future for the future of are writing a new future for the future of unlimited possibilities. for too future of unlimited possibilities. for too long ireland has talked about for too long ireland has talked about in for too long ireland has talked about in the past tense. we tell old stories about in the past tense. we tell old stories of about in the past tense. we tell old stories of days gone by, it s good to remember. stories of irish creative to remember. stories of irish creative genius, scholars, poets and politicians creative genius, scholars, poets and politicians and in the face of it they politicians and in the face of it they are politicians and in the face of it they are good stories. let s face it. they are good stories. let s face it but they are good stories. let s face it but as they are good stories. let s fac
the way, i promise you. we ve always been and we been together and we are oin been and we been together and we are going to been and we been together and we are going to continue to grow our enormous going to continue to grow our enormous economic as a foundation for both enormous economic as a foundation for both our enormous economic as a foundation for both our nations prosperity. again for both our nations prosperity. again i for both our nations prosperity. again i continue to strengthen our economies, pulling them from the bottom economies, pulling them from the bottom out in the middle out. yesterday and always already ireland draws yesterday and always already ireland draws a yesterday and always already ireland draws a significant proportion of investment from the united states of america investment from the united states of america. the same is true for ireland s america. the same is true for ireland s into the united states of america. ireland s into th