A mother whose life was derailed by drugs is now running half marathons with the daughter she lost care over during her addiction.
Fiona Taaffe (57) completed her first Dublin Half Marathon with daughter Karinann (25) last month.
Next weekend, she and Karinann will lace up their runners again for Coolock Running Club’s Another Way 5K at Darndale Park in north Dublin.
Six years into her recovery, the mum-of-two says the club has played a “massive” role in her rehabilitation.
This is the fourth year of the race, which highlights the availability of help for those involved with drugs and criminality and is part of a local campaign to Get The Message Out on alternatives to addiction…