RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/radio1/alifelessordinary Each week in this new series we meet a person whose life is out-of-the-ordinary because of physical or emotional challenge. Each week in this new series we meet a person whose life is out-of-the-ordinary because of physical or emotional challenge. Each week in this new series we meet a person whose life is out-of-the-ordinary because of physical or emotional challenge. . en-ie RTÉ 2011 RTÉ podcasting@rte.ie Thu, 2 Jun 2011 19:29:51 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/images/allo_144.jpg http://www.rte.ie/radio1/alifelessordinary 144 144 Society & Culture no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary030611-pid0-1500048.mp3 Programme 18: The English actor Mat Fraser, who appears from next week in Fair City on RTE 1 Television as David Osbourne, the son Esther gave up for adoption. Programme 18: The English actor Mat Fraser, who appears from next week in Fair City on RTE 1 Television as David Osbourne, the son Esther gave up for adoption. 0:25:00 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary030611-pid0-1500048.mp3 Thu, 2 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary270511-pid0-1496832.mp3 Programme 16: The writer Lia Mills, who survived mouth cancer. Her book "In Your Face" (Penguin Books) is based on the journals she kept even when she was feeling her worst. Producer: Bernadette Comerford Programme 16: The writer Lia Mills, who survived mouth cancer. Her book "In Your Face" (Penguin Books) is based on the journals she kept even when she was feeling her worst. Producer: Bernadette Comerford 0:24:56 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary270511-pid0-1496832.mp3 Fri, 27 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary200511-pid0-1507200.mp3 Programme 16: The actress Sharon Hogan, who contracted shingles (herpes zoster) 18 months ago around her left eye, and has had to stop work as a result of debilitating pain (postherpetic neuralgia). Programme 16: The actress Sharon Hogan, who contracted shingles (herpes zoster) 18 months ago around her left eye, and has had to stop work as a result of debilitating pain (postherpetic neuralgia). 0:25:07 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary200511-pid0-1507200.mp3 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary130511-pid0-1500120.mp3 Programme 15: Gerry Kerr, who had to radically change his life nine years ago when faced with the challenge of visual disability. Producer: Bernadette Comerford. Programme 15: Gerry Kerr, who had to radically change his life nine years ago when faced with the challenge of visual disability. Producer: Bernadette Comerford. 0:25:00 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary130511-pid0-1500120.mp3 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary060511-pid0-1540152.mp3 Programme 14: On 4th May, See Change launched the Make a Ripple campaign portal on www.seechange.ie. Barbara Brennan speaks on the programme tonight about the campaign, and about her experience of living with bipolar disorder. Programme 14: On 4th May, See Change launched the Make a Ripple campaign portal on www.seechange.ie. Barbara Brennan speaks on the programme tonight about the campaign, and about her experience of living with bipolar disorder. 0:25:40 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary060511-pid0-1540152.mp3 Fri, 6 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary290411-pid0-1487760.mp3 Profile of Terry O'Brien, family man, Kerryman, local councillor, and wheelchair user. Profile of Terry O'Brien, family man, Kerryman, local councillor, and wheelchair user. Programme 13: Terry O'Brien has three times been Mayor of Tralee and currently Deputy Mayor and a local councillor for Tralee Town Council and Kerry County Council. Terry sustained a serious spinal injury as a result of a diving accident in the U.S. in 1989 and uses a wheelchair. He is married to Teresa and they have four-year-old twins, Millie and Mark. His story is featured in the book Extraordinary Lives, which celebrates 50 years of the Irish Wheelchair Association. The book is written and edited by Joanna Marsden. There's a wonderful photograph of Terry's children hitching a ride on his wheelchair on the contents page. Terry works fulltime for the Irish Wheelchair Association http://www.iwa.ie/ Producer: Bernadette Comerford 0:24:47 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary290411-pid0-1487760.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary220411-pid0-1503816.mp3 Programme 12:Seonaid Dunne is in her early thirties, and is looking forward to getting married early in 2012. She works in the offices of Educate Together, the patron body for multi-denominational schools in Ireland. When Seonaid was doing her Leaving Certificate, a fire in her home left her without both legs and right hand. With other amputee friends, she set up the Amputee Disability Federation Ireland in 1998 to provide an advice and support network for new and established amputees. She has promoted the rights of people with disabilities actively since then. The website of Amputee Ireland is http://www.amputee.ie/A Life Less Ordinary is produced by Bernadette Comerford. Programme 12:Seonaid Dunne is in her early thirties, and is looking forward to getting married early in 2012. She works in the offices of Educate Together, the patron body for multi-denominational schools in Ireland. When Seonaid was doing her Leaving Certificate, a fire in her home left her without both legs and right hand. With other amputee friends, she set up the Amputee Disability Federation Ireland in 1998 to provide an advice and support network for new and established amputees. She has promoted the rights of people with disabilities actively since then. The website of Amputee Ireland is http://www.amputee.ie/A Life Less Ordinary is produced by Bernadette Comerford. 0:25:03 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary220411-pid0-1503816.mp3 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary150411-pid0-1643136.mp3 Programme 11: Siobhán Parkinson is a novelist and one of Ireland's best-known writers for children. She was appointed Ireland's first ever Children's Laureate in May 2010. She is visually impaired. Programme 11: Siobhán Parkinson is a novelist and one of Ireland's best-known writers for children. She was appointed Ireland's first ever Children's Laureate in May 2010. She is visually impaired. 0:27:23 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary150411-pid0-1643136.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary080411-pid0-1527600.mp3 Programme 10: Lesley Bishop, former Principal Horn with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, talks about coming to terms with focal dystonia, which ended her professional playing career. Programme 10: Lesley Bishop, former Principal Horn with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, talks about coming to terms with focal dystonia, which ended her professional playing career. 0:25:27 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary080411-pid0-1527600.mp3 Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary010411-pid0-1655952.mp3 Programme 9: Cathy McCormack uses ISL, and for the past four years has also been a cochlear implant user. She teaches at TCD, and is a single-handicap golfer who has represented Ireland at the World Deaf Golf Championship. Programme 9: Cathy McCormack uses ISL, and for the past four years has also been a cochlear implant user. She teaches at TCD, and is a single-handicap golfer who has represented Ireland at the World Deaf Golf Championship. Cathy McCormack is a deaf sign language user, and for the past four years has also been a cochlear implant user. She teaches in Trinity College Dublin, and is a single-handicap golfer who has represented Ireland at the World Deaf Golf Championship. 0:27:36 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary010411-pid0-1655952.mp3 Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary250311-pid0-1572096.mp3 Ronnie Conlon, who as a probationary Garda was paralysed in a freak accident. He was discharged from the Gardai, but went on to pioneer independent living in Galway, and has just retired after over 40 years of a working life. Ronnie Conlon, who as a probationary Garda was paralysed in a freak accident. He was discharged from the Gardai, but went on to pioneer independent living in Galway, and has just retired after over 40 years of a working life. 0:26:12 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary250311-pid0-1572096.mp3 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary2190311-pid0-1504176.mp3 Kathleen Reynolds (nee Egan), a table tennis Paralympian, revisits St. Mary's, Baldoyle, where she grew up. Kathleen Reynolds (nee Egan), a table tennis Paralympian, revisits St. Mary's, Baldoyle, where she grew up. 0:25:04 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary2190311-pid0-1504176.mp3 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary110311-pid0-1505904.mp3 Profile of Pádraig Naughton, Director of Arts & Disability Ireland, himself an artist who is visually impaired. Profile of Pádraig Naughton, Director of Arts & Disability Ireland, himself an artist who is visually impaired. 0:25:05 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary110311-pid0-1505904.mp3 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary040311-pid0-1566504.mp3 Emma Fogarty, Patient Ambassador for DEBRA Ireland, on the reality of living with Epidermolysis Bullosa. Emma Fogarty, Patient Ambassador for DEBRA Ireland, on the reality of living with Epidermolysis Bullosa. 0:26:06 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary040311-pid0-1566504.mp3 Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary-pid0-1557216.mp3 Dónal Fitzpatrick, skier, and the first blind graduate of DCU, who now lectures at the university. Dónal Fitzpatrick, skier, and the first blind graduate of DCU, who now lectures at the university. 0:25:57 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary-pid0-1557216.mp3 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary180211-pid0-1518120.mp3 Poet Peter Sirr describes the epilepsy which he first experienced as an 11-year-old boy. Poet Peter Sirr describes the epilepsy which he first experienced as an 11-year-old boy. 0:25:18 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary180211-pid0-1518120.mp3 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary110211-pid0-1587480.mp3 Siobhán Keane, musician and educator, talks about life since she sustained a spinal injury in a road accident. Siobhán Keane, musician and educator, talks about life since she sustained a spinal injury in a road accident. Siobhán Keane is a passionate pianist, a keen scuba diver and a woman who has a huge commitment to education. A primary school teacher in Dublin for more than twenty years, Siobhán can remember the early days of her career when she had so much energy and enthusiasm that, when she came home from work, she would sit down and play the piano for four hours. Just for fun! In April 1994, Siobhán was cycling alongside a truck when the driver omitted to signal his intention to turn left and Siobhán ended up under its wheels. She sustained a spinal injury and was left without any feeling or movement in her legs. After a spell in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, she returned to her job teaching in a primary school in Dublin's north inner city, and has since moved to the primary school attached to the CRC. She adores playing Bach (which doesn't require the use of the piano pedals) and she also loves singing with the Dublin Bach Singers, who are rehearsing for an Easter concert. She is also currently pursuing a doctorate in education. The solo piano music in the programme is played by Siobhán and in a duet she is joined by Danusia Oslizlok. 0:26:27 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary110211-pid0-1587480.mp3 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary040211-pid0-1605696.mp3 In the first programme, Dr. Austin O'Carroll tells his story. Austin is a medical doctor who is a survivor of thalidomide. He persevered in his chosen career path despite being told initially that his disability would rule him out. In the first programme, Dr. Austin O'Carroll tells his story. Austin is a medical doctor who is a survivor of thalidomide. He persevered in his chosen career path despite being told initially that his disability would rule him out. In the first programme, Dr. Austin O'Carroll tells his story. Austin is a medical doctor who is a survivor of thalidomide. He persevered in his chosen career path despite being told initially that his disability would rule him out. He has firsthand experience of the problems facing those marginalised by homelessness and addiction. Since taking over a practice in Dublin's inner city in 1997, he has become increasingly involved in developing medical services for the homeless, not only in Dublin, but also in other major cities like Cork and Galway. 0:26:45 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-alifelessordinary040211-pid0-1605696.mp3 Mon, 7 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 no