Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Brothers at risk of rare form of dementia on mother’s death and raising awareness

Tiernan’s guests on Saturday included poet Lemn Sissay, musician Maireád Ní Mhaonaigh and FTD brothers Jordan and Cian Adams
Tommy Tiernan Show recap: Brothers at risk of rare form of dementia on mother’s death and raising awareness

Jordan and Keen Adams, known as the FTD brothers spoke to Tommy Tiernan about losing their mother to Frontotemporal dementia and their mission to raise awareness of the disease. Picture: RTE One/Instagram.

The seventh episode of the new series of the Tommy Tiernan Show discussed turning trauma in childhood into a career of poetry writing, the importance of traditional Irish tunes, and raising awareness of Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare, early-onset form of dementia.

Tiernan’s guests on Saturday included poet Lemn Sissay, musician Maireád Ní Mhaonaigh and FTD brothers Jordan and Cian Adams.

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