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Bríd to share story of resilience at Wander Wild festival

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By Michelle Crean

A live chat with a former Cork footballer and current AFLW star will be a highlight at next week's Wander Wild festival.

GWS Giants player Bríd Stack, who previously won 11 All-Ireland titles and fractured her neck while plying in Sydney, spoke to the Killarney Advertiser this week saying she is looking forward to chatting to Shane Finn on the theme of 'Resilience'. Shane will record a live episode of his hugely popular ‘Pushing Limits’ podcast in St Mary’s Church with Killian Buckley who quit a top-chef job for the mountains.

Bríd lives just over the border in Rockchapel and had her wedding reception in the Killarney Oaks Hotel in 2016. The Maths and PE teacher set up the My Core Supplements with family members before heading to Australia in October 2020 in the height of the pandemic.

The mother of one had to quarantine for weeks with her husband Cárthach and their then one-year-old Carth Óg or Ogie as they call him.

"I was happy to play club football but then I got a call from Greater Western Sydney Giants enquiring if I'd be interested and I was taken aback at the start," Bríd explained.

At the time she was pregnant with her son and months after delivery and a strong fitness routine felt strong enough to take up the offer.

"I trained like a dog for months. I said I'd do a season". However, in her first practice match she fractured her neck and injured a nerve down her right arm.

"I was a couple of millimetres from being paralysed."

She added that the healthcare system in Australia was "second to none".

"It definitely was a factor in making a full recovery." Bríd played for two more seasons and is now home working as a teacher.

The 36-year-old is looking forward to the Wander Wild festival.

"I've never had a chance to attend. It's wonderful having a festival celebrating the great outdoors on your doorstep."

You can hear Bríd's full story live on the podcast next Friday (March 24) at 7.30pm.

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Bumper GAA weekend in town

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Killarney is set for a bumper GAA weekend as Kerry faces Cavan in a do-or-die All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-final.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st, at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, with a 3:30pm throw-in and traffic and parking restrictions will be in place on the bypass and on all approach roads.
Kerry will be looking to recover quickly from their recent defeat to Meath in their final round-robin match.
The match will be streamed live on GAA+. Radio Kerry will provide live commentary with Timmy Moynihan and Ambrose O’Donovan. Jerome Henry will officiate the match.
This game is one of four All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals. The other Munster county still in the championship, Cork, will play Dublin at Croke Park at 6:15pm on Saturday, with that game also broadcast on GAA+.

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Killarney café to host free event in aid of local charity

A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney. The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 […]

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A local cafe in Killarney is hosting an event to celebrate cherished sporting memories in Killarney.

The event is taking place in Clann Housing, Coill na Darrach on June 28 and it is part of the wider Alzheimer Society of Irelands sporting memories initiative.

There will be stories, photographs, and memorabilia shared on the day.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is organising a sporting memories initiative which aims to harness the power of sport to spark memories and create connections with people living with dementia.

John Don O’Donoghue, who is a joint organiser of the event, is emphasising the importance of events like these for those who suffer with dementia.

He said: “They offer people, especially older adults and those living with dementia, a meaningful way to reconnect – not just with their memories, but with each other. We’ve seen first-hand how powerful it can be when someone’s face lights up remembering a match, a goal, or a moment they thought was long forgotten.”

All members of the community are welcome to attend and take part. The event is free and guests are encouraged to bring their own photos, memorabilia and stories to share.

For more information, please contact: Triona Heffernan or John Don O’ Donoghue Email: soccermemoriescafe@gmail.com

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