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Joanne O'Riordan from Millstreet  says we need to think about all parts of society, from educati...

JOANNE O’Riordan, activist and sports journalist from Cork, is only one of seven people in the world born with a syndrome known as Total Amelia (no limbs)...

USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE PICTURES THE CLANG of coffee cups and the rising sun over Limerick city accompanied an uplifting and encouraging talk abou...

Rathmore Ladies GAA will tomorrow evening (Thursday May 11) host a very special ‘Mental Health Matters’ event at the Rathmore Community Hall with a number of guest speakers lined up for the evening including Killarney’s inspirational Ian O’Connell and Millstreet’s Joanne O’Riordan.

I'm a sports columnist in The Irish Times and I was also part of RTE's coverage of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. I was born without all of my limbs in a rare condition known as Total Amelia - I am one of seven people in the world born this way. When I was 15, I campaigned on behalf of people with disabilities in Ireland who were facing a budget cut by the then Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The cut was reversed and I got to do a series of things - I got to go on The Late Late Show, and from that I went over to the United Nations in New York and gave a talk on technology for people with disabilities on th...