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Laois paralympian ‘hopeful’ Tokyo Games will go ahead as she takes second year out of school

Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner from Portarlington
Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner from Portarlington

On March 24 last year, Nicole Turner’s world came crashing down when it was announced that the Tokyo Paralympics would not be going ahead due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Portarlington teenager had paused her education the previous September in a bid to put her full focus into trying to win an Olympic medal for…

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Stradbally native Alan Hartnett is a graduate of Knockbeg College who has worked in the local and national media since 2008. Alan has a BA in Economics, Politics and Law and an MA in Journalism from DCU. His happiest moment was when Jody Dillon scored THAT goal in the Laois senior football final in 2016.