Tag: Disability

  • Late Lunch LMFM 20/5/25

    Late Lunch LMFM 20/5/25

    In conversation with Gerry Kelly on our local radio station in relation about my recent piece in the Sunday Independent about disabled viewing facilities in Croke Park.

  • The opposite to Shannon Noll’s song

    The opposite to Shannon Noll’s song

    When making the journey through life on wheels – or with any type of disability – the temptation and opportunities to defer to the lyrics of Australian singer/song writer Shannon Noll are numerous. “What about me, it isn’t fair, I’ve had enough now I want my share”. However,  that was not my motivation in writing…

  • Only a game? It is in my a**e

    Only a game? It is in my a**e

    On the morning after his brother Tom was laid to rest, da met his namesake the Meath manager in the shop. Meath were playing Dublin in a ‘regulation’ National League match in Croker later that day. Initial inclinations here were for there to be no family representation in GAA HQ that afternoon. Until the herbalist…