The Department for Communities and Sport NI will be hosting a Celebration Event to congratulate our Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

Northern Ireland athletes brought home seven medals from the Olympics in Paris resulting in the most successful games ever.

Over 40 athletes from Northern Ireland represented Team GB, Team Ireland, Paralympics GB and Paralympics Ireland in what was an incredible summer of sport.

The event will be held at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Thursday 3 October from 7:30pm. It will be hosted by BBC’s Stephen Watson and Olympian Aimee Fuller. There will also be music from singer Ryan McMullan and DJ Pete Snodden.

Tickets cost £1 and are available at www.ticketmaster.ie and www.ssearenabelfast.com.