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''Our family didn't know anyone visual impaired until it happened to me...''

The Paralympics gets underway this week and in recent days, Irish Paralympian Ellen Keane spoke t...

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17.28 23 Aug 2021


''Our family didn't know anyone visual impaired until it happened to me...''


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17.28 23 Aug 2021


The Paralympics gets underway this week and in recent days, Irish Paralympian Ellen Keane spoke to Off The Ball about the importance of the Games and why she corrects people when they refer to her as an Olympian...

Peter Ryan, a Paralympian who competed in the 2016 games joined Anton to discuss...

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