With a great pressure lifted, the Borris-Ileigh shackles came off

It would be going too far to say Borris-Ileigh’s success made Christmas bearable for Paddy Stapleton and his family.

With a great pressure lifted, the Borris-Ileigh shackles came off
Sat, 04 Jan, 2020 - 05:45
John Fogarty

It would be going too far to say Borris-Ileigh’s success made Christmas bearable for Paddy Stapleton and his family.

Losing their sister and daughter Amanda as they did in May to an inoperable brain tumour, the first festive season without her was obviously going to be difficult.

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