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Moscow and Singapore have been chosen as the short-list for the first Youth Olympics in 2010, it was announced today.

Dermot Sherlock , General Secretary of the Olympic Council of Ireland is one of a 2 man delegation to evaluate the bids to host the 12th European Youth (Summer) Olympic Festival to be held in 2013.

The Chinese Ambassador, Liu Biwei met with President Pat Hickey, officials and staff at the Olympic Council of Ireland today.

Athens,Bangkok, Moscow, Singapore and Turin have been accepted by the IOC as candidate cities for the organisation of the 1st Youth Olympic Games, to be held in the summer of 2010.

Pat Hickey, Olympic Council of Ireland and European Olympic President, has been named as one of the top 25 most influential personalities in the Olympic Movement according to the prestigious "Around the Rings" magazine.

Olympic Council of Ireland General Secretary Dermot Sherlock received one of the newly created European Olympic Laurels at the 36th EOC General Assembly in Valencia, Spain, for his excellent contribution to Olympic movement.

Cricket has moved a step closer to returning to the Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee provisionally recognised the sport. It has been brought back into the Olympic movement for the first time since the Paris Games of 1900.

Olympic Gold medallist Michael Carruth attended the OCI's Olympic conference at the weekend and shared many of his Olympic experiences from Barelona 1992.

One of the Australia's leading coaches, Dr Richard Charlesworth, will host an Olympic Seminar in Howth for a selected group from high performance planning, coaching, and sports psychology.

Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin (ITA) were today selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Candidate Cities to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The cities were selected unanimously from a total of nine Cities, which also included Debrecen (HUN), Guatemala City (GUA), Kuala Lumpur (MAS) and Poznan (POL).

Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin (ITA) were today selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Candidate Cities to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The cities were selected unanimously from a total of nine Cities, which also included Debrecen (HUN), Guatemala City (GUA), Kuala Lumpur (MAS) and Poznan (POL).

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin T.D. said yesterday that world markets are key to sustained growth in the future for Irish construction firms. Martin added that the London Olympics 2012 represent a significant opportunity in this regard, with an estimated spend of £9 billion sterling on construction expected to be made in the run-up to the event.