2 years, a share of under the knife and several weeks of chemotherapy later I tried my luck on the field again. It might have been short lived but it was some feeling 👌👌#BéalÁthaAbú
6.30am Easter Sunday 2010 the beach on Bere Island. A few words being said after 2 days of physical/mental training(torture)we boarded the ferry back to the mainland a different team to the one that arrived. A weekend I’ll never forget that led to a summer I’ll never forget
The death of John Hume will be a time of national mourning. He showed an unwavering commitment to non-violence and to democratic politics. “Spill your sweat and not your blood” was a phrase of his. As Lord Mayor of Cork I was honoured to present the Freedom of the City to him