Advocacy Talks with Vision Ireland

Caitlin Heffernan, a sixth year student from Tipperary with a vision impairment talks about her experience during the Covid19 pandemic. Caitlin talks about working at home, staying motivated and using...

7 Mai 202012min

Patrick Hennessy, a vision impaired student from Waterford is was due to sit his Leaving Certificate exams this June. We speak to Patrick to find out how he is finding remote learning and staying moti...

7 Mai 202012min

Shane Ryan, from Limerick is Ireland’s first blind rower to cross the Atlantic Ocean. He’s just back from completing a gruelling and exhilarating 54 day Atlantic Rowing Challenge from Portugal to Fren...

7 Mai 202013min

Alan Breathnach, NCBI Chief Services Officer speaks about how NCBI and it's staff have responded and adapted services to the Covid19 crisis and its legacy will be the provision of more of NCBI servi...

7 Mai 202012min

Vision Australia Interview with NCBI: Kevin Kelly interviews Karen Knight Head of Client Services with Vision Australia to find out how Vision Australia are dealing with the Covid-19 health crisis. Su...

29 Apr 202015min

Derek Walker – Kevin Kelly interviews entrepreneur Derek Walker about his Natnoot business and how NCBI and others helped him on his sight loss journey. Support the show

21 Apr 202040min

Jason Smyth talks to Kevin Kelly about how he’s surviving Covid19 and the deferral of the Paralympics until 2021. Support the show

7 Apr 202025min

Dr David Keegan – answers specific questions regarding eye health during Covid19 pandemic, how the eye health services are coping, the risks associated with the virus for those who are visually impair...

6 Apr 202022min