Walk of flame for EB charity organisation Debra Ireland

Jonathan deBurca Butler joined a group of more than 50 people in Dublin to walk on fire to support the work of charity Debra Ireland

Walk of flame for EB charity organisation Debra Ireland

AS DISTANT drums bubble rhythmically, a waft of smoke from a nearby fire comes up through my nostrils. The music, smell and gradually dimming light make me think I’m in some far-off African jungle. But I’m not. I’m in the Stillorgan Park Hotel in Dublin and I’m minutes away from walking over burning hot embers.

In reality the music is coming from Brian Moore’s computer and not some undiscovered tribe. The life coach and firewalking instructor had hit play just a few minutes earlier to rack up the tension. Suddenly, this was all becoming very real.

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