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Orla Comerford’s Story

April 30, 2024 September 6, 2020 By Paul
Orla Comerford’s Story

My name is Orla Comerford, I’m 22 years old, I’m from Dublin and I’m an Irish international T13 Sprinter. I competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio and have x2 European bronze medals.  I’ve always been super active and into

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Kerrie Leonard’s Story

April 30, 2024 September 6, 2020 By Paul
Kerrie Leonard’s Story

Kerrie holding a bow My name is Kerrie Leonard, I’m 29 and I’m from County Meath. I am a para-archer who has represented Ireland at the last three World Archery World Championships and hope to represent Ireland at the Tokyo

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Gareth McNeilly’s Story

April 30, 2024 June 5, 2020 By Paul
Gareth McNeilly’s Story

My name is Gareth Mc Neilly and I am a golfer from Massereene Golf Club in County Antrim. In 2004 I was involved in a motorbike accident where I instantly lost my right leg above the knee. When I was

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Carol Brill’s Story

April 30, 2024 April 12, 2020 By Paul
Carol Brill’s Story

My name is Carol Brill and I am a member of Stackstown golf club and Irish Blind Golf. I have Usher syndrome, a rare genetic disease which affects both sight and hearing loss. Usher syndrome is the most common form

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Mei Lin Yap’s Story

April 30, 2024 March 25, 2020 By Paul
Mei Lin Yap’s Story

My name is Mei Lin Yap, I am 31 years old and I have Down Syndrome. I live with my mum Áine and my dog in southside Dublin. I went to main stream school and after completing my Leaving Cert

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Jean Daly’s Im In Too Story

December 12, 2019 By Cara Editors
Jean Daly’s Im In Too Story

Sport has always been a massive part of my life and as I reflect,  I can see how this has changed and evolved in many ways. As a child, I remember being at a different sport everyday, tennis, basketball, swimming,

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Patrick Monahan’s Story

April 30, 2024 October 24, 2019 By Cara Editors
Patrick Monahan’s Story

My name is Patrick Monahan. I am 33 years of age and from Caragh, just outside Naas in County Kildare. I’m a T7 paraplegic as a result of a road traffic accident in 2007. Before my accident, my passion was

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Chris O’Connor’s Story

April 30, 2024 August 30, 2019 By Cara Editors
Chris O’Connor’s Story

My name is Christopher O’Connor. I’ll be 42 years of age In November and I live in FInglas. I work in the National Aquatic Centre as a gym instructor. I like to go to the gym myself, which I try

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Colin Judge’s Story

April 30, 2024 August 30, 2019 By Cara Editors
Colin Judge’s Story

My name is Colin Judge and I was born with three missing limbs. I’m 24 years old and I’m from Dublin. My biggest passion is table tennis but I also like swimming, music and reading. Getting involved in sport at

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Leo Hynes’ Story

April 30, 2024 July 26, 2019 By Cara Editors
Leo Hynes’ Story

Read Leo Hynes story on how he discovered his passion for cycling and triathlons #ImInToo Well here is my little story, in 2009 I was diagnosed with an eye condition called Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), if you never heard of

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