Daniel James: On this day last year, my heart stopped

Daniel James, in conversation with Peter McNamara, recalls this date last year when a defibrillator saved his life after a GAA match in Cork city
Daniel James: On this day last year, my heart stopped
Thu, 31 Mar, 2016 - 01:00
Peter McNamara

Last weekend, while in Dublin for the 1916 Easter Rising Commemorations, I took a moment to appreciate my surroundings and, most pertinently, for the life I still have right now.

At 19 years of age, it’s strange to say that. But it’s a truism, a reality.

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