It’s world MS day and I always feel compelled, particularly in the last few years, to share a message of hope with you guys. Today i’ve recorded a video, which really captures my mindset and my current health and approach to life right now.

Let us first ask ourselves what should be understood by “a tragic optimism”. In brief it means that one is, and remains optimistic in spite of the ‘tragic triad’. A triad, consists of those aspects of human existence which maybe circumscribed by (1) pain (2) guilt and (3) death.

Due to the scale and nature of the Ironman challenge its quite difficult to explain to someone what the experience was like in terms of the event itself, the six months hard grind you need to put in regarding the training program, and the way in which it completely takes over a significant period of your life.

In June of this year I competed in my 8th Ironman race. In total I have completed two full Ironman distance races and five half Ironman distance races in the last 4 years. This was the first full IM distance race in Ireland, my home country which made it an extra special occasion.

Most of us would agree that life has this great neck of of throwing the unexpected at his all of the time. I suppose that's what makes it so exciting, but what I've found over the years is it's a gold idea to be physically & mentally fit, and train your body and your mind every day, as when setbacks or disappointments arrive at your door, you will be much better placed to find a way forward.

If you have any questions on any of this, I would love to hear from you.

As we are half way through February 2019, how many of you have dropped all of your new year’s resolutions? Every year around early January we see an explosion of articles regarding the new year and this wonderful new you, with all kinds of people offering advice as to how to make this year your best ever.

In this VLOG, I explain all you need to know about a lumbar puncture. 12 years into a MS journey, I got mine last week.

In this video I explain why I wrote Ironmind, Against All Odds. 

I have been delighted with all of the reviews on Amazon (5 stars all the way) and positive feedback I have received through emails and messages. I appreciate them all.

November marks World Vegan Day.

In this video I take the opportunity to share with you why I decided to stop conventional medication and instead pivot to a plant based diet and exercise in an attempt to facilitate the repairing process in my body, and get my health back.

Sunday 15th July 2018 became another very important date in my life, when for the second time in 36 months, I completed the full Ironman 140.6mile race, this time IRONMAN UK.

I've arrived in beautiful Calella and it's fair to say the place hasn't changed much in the last 24 months since my last trip. Positioned 45 minutes drive to the north of Barcelona, this weekend the City hosts the annual Ironman 70.3 race which will see over 2500 athletes take part in what is sure to be another incredible experience for me.

It was the 17th January 1992 and I had just finished Gaelic football training at St. Patricks Boys Academy in Dungannon. I was making the short trip from the school by foot to the Coalisland road with a few of my classmates to get the bus home to Cookstown.

Late December 2014, it was a few days before New Years Eve, I was sitting at home, gathering my thoughts when I grabbed a pen and paper for what has become a ritual in my life now. I started to write down my goals for the following year.

Over the last eleven years, I’ve had a lot of people contact me asking all kinds of questions about Multiple Sclerosis. I’ve had parents, cousins, siblings, friends of MS patients and patients themselves, getting in touch, primarily as they have came across my story of recovery and can clearly see I am winning my MS war.

Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most debilitating illnesses out there with over 2.5million people diagnosed worldwide, attacking people typically between the ages of twenty and forty years old. For the person effected it can manifest itself with over fifty different symptoms.

We all have goals and aspirations in life but I would suggest If you were to ask people what their number one goal would be as they grow older, I suspect good health would be well up many peoples list.

Many of you are familiar with the whole idea of goal setting and for most people who engage in this worthwhile activity, it normally happens around the end of December when people get a range of ideas of how they are going to make the coming year so much better than the one just about to pass.