Youghal-born solicitor on confronting challenges faced as visually-impaired athlete

Record-breaking runs by Youghal-born solicitor Sinead Kane are confronting many people’s perceptions of what can be achieved by a visually-impaired athlete, writes Rebecca Stiffe.

Growing up in Youghal, Co Cork, with her blind mother and visually impaired sister and father, Sinead Kane was told always be a self-advocate.