Cork artist walking 55m steel tightrope to conquer her fears

"Tightrope walking forces you to hone in on one thing and focus. If you lose focus, you fall off,” Natasha Burke said. “The tightrope is such a simple metaphor for trying to stay upright in life.”

Natasha Bourke said tightrope walking is “a beautiful art form of balance”.

A Cork artist with a fear of heights will walk across a 55m steel tightrope suspended over Ireland’s fastest flowing river, the River Corrib, during the Galway Arts Festival.

Natasha Bourke said tightrope walking is “a beautiful art form of balance”.