Wicklow Good News (1)

Show Number 1 — Michelle Lynch Power speaks to Jillian Godsil

Wickow Good News is a podcast available on buzzsprout and our Facebook page to tell the good news stories coming out of Wicklow as Irish people rise in solidarity with front line workers to help their neighbours. Wicklow Good News was set up by Jillian Godsil and Marlena Murphy. Over the coming weeks they hope to speak with the many heroes who shine despite the terrible times.

We will overcome and we will overcome together.

By Jillian Godsil

The first guest to speak on the show was Michelle Lynch Power, audiologist and activist based in Greystones but working in Tallaght Hospital. Michelle was previously on the Wicklow This Week radio programme on East Coast FM which I presented until COVID19 put a stop to all that. On that occasion, the subject of the interview was her daughter Grace who was only 5 years of age. Two years prior Grace has seen a picture of a child with no hair undergoing cancer treatment. She was very upset, even as a three year old, and wanted to do something to help. Her response was to grow her hair so that she could donate it to a charity. Two years later with lots of tears, as tangles were a daily occurrence, her hair was long enough and she went to the hairdressers to have it cut and sent to a charity.

The actual radio interview was less successful as Grace decided not to say anything. However, between mum and me, we got the great story out there and Grace did say hi at the very end…