For the first time ever, we have a book which tells the stories of sport and leisure for blind and vision impaired people in Ireland.

Join author Joe Geraghty, the leading expert in the field, as he takes us on a whistle stop tour of 75 sports, the rules, and adaptations. He covers two centuries from fun to elite sport. Joe recorded 60 interviews with many incredible stories of unique achievements.

Dance along with Derry gold star Jason Smyth, undefeated Paralympic sprint champion for 18 years. Jason has won 21 Paralympic, World and European gold medals. In December 2023 Jason was inducted into the RTE Sports Hall of Fame.

Swim along with teenage sensation Róisín Ní Ríain (Limerick), two times Paralympian who has won 10 gold, silver and bronze medals and World and European Championships.

Go summer camping with Grainne Geraghty (Kildare), Jacqui McKeating (Dublin/UK), Margaret Hughes (Kildare) Breda Currid (Dublin) and Róisín Dermody (Carlow).

Skiing is believing as you slip, slide away with Dubliners Gus and Paula Dorrington, two-time Paralympians.

You’ll be off your trolley on schooldays sports with Des Kenny (Kildare), a onetime CEO of Vision Ireland.

Read of fundraising frolics with Gay Byrne, Eamonn Coghlan, Eamon Dunphy, Theresa Mannion, Eamon Duffy, and Micheal O’Hehir.

It’s a knockout with boxer and legendary marathon man Jim Gallagher (Mayo).
Delaney is no donkey at Marathons either. Michael Delaney (Dublin) has run, cycled, and played chess at the World’s top para-sports events.

Spin along in tandem with Katie-George Dunlevy (Donegal and UK), cycling’s most successful Paralympian ever.

It’s a family affair with Joe and Bernie Walsh (Dublin), Ann, Dean and Fiona Cusack (Waterford), Bernie Everard and Shane Clyne (Kildare).

Dip your toes into swimming with expert disability coach Frank Cullinan (Dublin). Hey Frankie, we do remember you.

Discuss discus with 12 times national champion Gerry Campbell (Longford).
Be run off your feet with Martin Kelly (Kildare), Ireland’s joint first blind/vision impaired Paralympian. Meet Martin’s late partner Anne the lady who wrote the letter to RTE that kicked it all off here.

On yer marks, get set with Ireland’s other joint first blind/vision impaired Paralympian Pat Kelly (Limerick and Louth).

Be educated by school principals Sr. Brid (Clare) and Marguerite Quinn (Limerick).

Ask Ana Maia (Brazil and Dublin) about sight classifications.

Enjoy tee-time with former RTE Head of Radio Sport Ian Corr (Dublin) who says the best thing about losing his sight was meeting Blind Golf Ireland founder Jimmy Murray (Kilkenny).

Was it a Carr? Was it a runner? It was both as Carol Carr (Dublin) became Ireland’s first Blind/Vision Impaired Paralympic Gold Medallist.

It’s a day, a night at the ball with futsal coach Tony Lyster and VI Rugby captain Sean McDowell.
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side with Michael and Theresa Lavin.

Let’s hear it for the girls with Greta Streimikyte (Dublin/Lithuania), Orla Comerford (Dublin), Sinead Kane (Cork) and Hilary Devlin (Dublin).

Saddle up then for equine therapy with Audrey Darby.

A team of thousands hoped to mine by making Atlanta ’96 but just Bridie Lynch struck gold.
Chess nut Philip Doyle picks up the pieces for free, no cheque, mate. An Irish squad of hundreds tried to mine for gold at Atlanta ’96 but just one, Bridie Lynch (Donegal) emerged victorious.

Our leader of the pack, host, and Guest. Tony Guest recalls his friendship with the late John Newman.

Mick McKeon (Wexford), Ann Lyster (Dublin), Paul O’Rahilly (Kilkenny) bring it all home as they host the world’s biggest blind/vision impaired events here.

What goes on in the village stays in the village but what about what goes on outside the village?

Rahim Nazarali (Kenya and Dublin) will floor you with some amazing judo insights.

Jump into the world of multi-sport with seven-times Paralympian Catherine Walsh (Dublin).

When she was eight years old Annie Donnely (Tipperary) told a TV audience of 400,000 “Finding Vision Sports means I no longer have to sit on the side-lines.” Meet Annie and mum Kathleen seven years later.

Our eyes adored our late President Prof. Michael O’Keeffe. Read our tribute.

Boys just want to have fun including Fintan O’Donnell (Limerick), Conal McNamara (Mayo), Mick Clarke (Meath), James Brown (Down), Donnacha McCarthy (Cork), Shane Ryan (Limerick) and Tony Ward (Monaghan).

On our stairway to Kevin’s, we bump into Alex. Say hello to blind footballer Kevin Kelly and coach Alex Whelan.

Swing along with ex-NYPD captain Paul McCormack who lost his sight after 9/11 before turning to blind golf.

Wally Roode (South Africa and Dublin) failed conscription to the South Africa army as he could not read the eye chart, so he shot to London, found love, and is now a blind golf star in Ireland.

Liam O’Donohoe (Wexford), coach and manager, with players Babs Weiberg found a different love at tennis.

Tri, tri, and tri again and you too can be a top international para-triathlete. Coach Eamonn Tilley and player Chloe McCombe take us to the limits one more time.

It’s zero limits for ace rally navigator and vision impaired rugby player Sara McFadden.

And let’s not forget the crew at Vision Sports Ireland, Ireland’s national governing body for sport for blind and vision impaired people including Captain Aaron Mullaniff, First Mate Pádraig Healy, Second Mate Kristina Millar and their crew including Rosie Keogh, Sean Poland, Sean Moyles and Michael Keegan.

Some of the greatest stories never told. Probably.