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Janette Boran, Healthy Ireland coordinator, Kilkenny County Council

Janette Boran, Healthy Ireland coordinator, Kilkenny County Council. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

“Sport and exercise were a big part of my life growing up in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny. I was lucky to be surrounded by family and friends who shared that passion. My love of sport naturally sent me in the direction I wanted to take after school.

“I completed a degree in exercise science and health studies at Waterford Institute of Technology (now South East Technological University), where I became interested in the impact physical activity can have on people living with chronic conditions, as well as older adults and those with additional needs. I later completed a master’s degree in cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at Trinity College Dublin, which helped me further specialise in health and prevention.