Stroke victim steps out of the shadows

A FORMER Kerry football star, disabled by a stroke over five years ago, is about to add another hard-won trophy to his array of medals.

Pat Ahern, who lives in Newcastle West, Co Limerick, decided that he needed a new challenge and put pen to paper 10 months ago to write about growing up in The Kingdom. His book, Me and My Shadow will be launched next week.

Pat, aged 64, had just retired as a branch manager with Bank of Ireland in Rathkeale when he suffered a stroke in December 2000.