‘I wake up every morning and see the sky’

Last month in Tullamore Conor O’Hagan died aged just 25, a musician who had been described as living rough in the town. As his father, Kieran, outlines to Noel Baker, there was much more to his nomadic son...

CONOR and his twin brother Owen, were born on May 3, 1991, in Manchester, England.

Owen came first but then Conor was a fairly difficult delivery for his mum (Sandra), taking a further two hours and perhaps that was a sign of things to come. Within a few more hours, it was clear something was not right and very soon after, Conor was diagnosed with what was then called Di George syndrome, a very complex genetic condition (see 22q11ireland.org for more information). This would be a significant factor during the rest of Conor’s short and more latterly, turbulent life.