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'The way I faced up to my blindness and paralysis was just replicating what I'd learned through sport'
We caught up with two-time Commonwealth medallist, adventurer and cure for paralysis activist Mark Pollock.
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Jun 14th 2017, 7:30 AM
Having won All-Irelands with Cork, Dublin's adopted daughter gears up to face her former side
Sarah O’Donovan shares her turbulent story with The42.
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Feb 18th 2017, 9:00 AM
'I hate hills' - Jamie Wall takes on Run In the Dark with encouragement from cousin Podge Collins
The Cork native had ‘Team Jamie’ on the streets for the annual run. .
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Nov 14th 2014, 12:33 PM
Did you do the Run in the Dark? See if you can spot yourself in these pics from around the world
Thousands of runners hit the streets from Dublin to Girona.
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Nov 13th 2014, 1:43 PM
"Your next adventure is this": The incredible Mark Pollock story to hit big screen
The Irishman’s rollercoaster life – and Unbreakable spirit – the subject of feature documentary.
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Sep 11th 2014, 5:35 PM
The Run In The Dark race is back – and now it’s international
Now in its second year, the event boasts six official locations: Dublin, Belfast, Cork, London, Manchester and New York.
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Sep 25th 2012, 12:30 PM
Irish adventurer Mark Pollock hopes to defy ‘conventional wisdom’ and walk again
As the countdown to the 2012 Paralympic Games continues, Commonwealth Games medalist Mark Pollock talks about overcoming adversity and always looking to the future.
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Jul 29th 2012, 7:30 AM
VIDEO: Blind and paralysed Irish adventurer 'walks' with robotic legs
Mark Pollock, injured in an accident a year and a half ago, tests new technology that helps mobility for paralysed.
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Feb 1st 2012, 5:07 PM
Leo Varadkar and Eoghan Murphy go on the run (for charity)
The Fine Gael minister and TD are joining thousands in run tonight for blind athlete Mark Pollock, who was left paralysed in a fall last year.
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Nov 16th 2011, 11:27 AM