‘I have my kids back’: Running event promotes alternatives to addiction

Fiona Taaffe, now six years in recovery, said Coolock Running Club had been ‘massive’ in her rehabilitation (Megan Burke/Mediaconsult/PA)

A mother whose life was derailed by drugs is now running half marathons with the daughter she lost care over during her addiction.

Fiona Taaffe, 57, completed her first Dublin Half Marathon with daughter Karinann, 25, last month.