'If anybody thinks I’m tired, they are very wrong': Cara Darmody to continue protest

Motivating her is a deeply held conviction inspired by how her 12-year-old brother Neil was failed by the HSE, writes Neil Michael

Photos of schoolgirl autism campaigner Cara Darmody at Leinster House 19.06.24. Autism campaigner Cara Darmody being photographed outside Leinster House, as Sinn Fein Health Spokespersaon is interviewed nearby, and another school girl passes. Picture: Neil Michael.

When Cara Darmody began her autism campaign just over two years ago, she never believed it would be a short one.

True to her word, after the schoolgirl met Micheál Martin in 2022 when he was Taoiseach, she said things needed to change significantly or — if they didn’t — she warned him: “I’ll be back.”