Tundra warrior: Eamonn Cashin is an extraordinary guy in an extraordinary race

“Recovery is ongoing. I have a brain injury, I am a quarter blind in both eyes, I have vertigo, a damaged left knee and right ankle, reduced hearing in my left ear and also had a damaged coccyx. But I never give up.” 

Just two years on from a life-changing accident in which he suffered extensive injuries, Eamonn Cashin is now a first year UCC student of Sports Studies and Physical Education and he is preparing for the biggest test of his life.

This test will not take place in an exam hall however. This weekend, Eamonn will take on one of the most gruelling tests of endurance and running power on the planet in the form of the Polar Bear Challenge in the Arctic Circle, vying to be the first ever Irish person to complete it.