The Connolly family from Clarinbridge, Co Galway, has spent five years supporting their daughter Maire's skiing journey, traveling fortnightly to train in Wicklow Mountains. Now at 20, Maire is ready to compete in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in the Alps. Her parents, Mike and Ber, originally took her to Austria for alpine skiing training. Despite the rigorous schedule, both parents express immense pride in Maire's dedication, noting that she has excelled in other areas, including gymnastics, showcasing her hard work and resilience.
We're really proud of her, she's been working on this for years to ski. We both ski and it just brought us to a new place.
It’s what we wanted to do, it’s what we wanted for her and she enjoys it, even though she might tell you she doesn’t at times, she does.
She does all the hard work, she wears the boots, she does the hard work when she has to. We are proud of her.
The skiing was so she would be able to ski with us and we go on holidays and this is where it has arrived at, a great journey.
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