Amy gets into the swing of things

The cheery smiles, the animated conversations and the sheer buzz of being young and brimful of energy said it all about the joys of participating in sport.

Except the youngsters in question face more challenges than most of their peers. But, despite being visually impaired, they proved such a disability need not be an obstacle to enjoyable activity.

Thirty-eight participants, aged from eight years to 17, took part in CampAbilities, a five-day national camp for the blind and partially sighted in Killarney, Co Kerry.