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My name is Tim Kelly and I first met my late wife Kathleen Kelly in Dublin in 1960 or thereabouts. I was in the Guards. She was also in the Guards. She was one of the first 12 bean gardai, as they were then known, to join the force. We got engaged in December 1961 and we got married on the 27th December 1962. We moved to Donegal on the 5th April…
I’m Paul FitzPatrick and I’m 61 years old. And at the end of January 2018 I was diagnosed with two life-changing conditions. The lung disease that I have is called IPF which is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and what it is, it’s the hardening of the lungs. Your lungs are like a honeycomb and it blocks up the honeycomb and it stops you breathing…
Rosemary My name is Rosemary O’Mullan. I’m now retired. I’ve been married now 38 years.Anthony People would tell you everything is laid out for you. But it’s not.. It’s your luck of the draw at the time. And also how it turns out. Rosemary I met Tony in 1979 and I was married in 1981. Well I must say we have had a good family life. We were married…
Hi. My name is Kate, Kate Cameron and I’m originally from Scotland but I’ve been living in Ireland since 1997. Well I have two daughters so I’ve been looking after them but they’re grown up now. And I have been working for the national youth organisation Foroige since 2001 but from 2007 I worked for the programme that came over from America called…
I am Colette Grealish Keane and I’m from Mervue and I lived a good few years in Tuam so I’m back in Galway now again. What I done for a living was home help and I used to do it in Tuam; and I done it for 30 years until I got sick. I was always a very very busy woman. I found life was great, no time to worry about anything and then this hit me.I…
