Becky Gilmour has been skateboarding around the coast of Ireland since June to raise money for the Smaratians. Video: Enda O'Dowd
Skateboarding along the Wild Atlantic Way has been much more than a story of wind and rain, cliff edges and coastal paths for Becky Gilmour.
This is a deeply personal journey for the 26-year-old from Limerick. She has lost two close friends to suicide. One of her friends died during the pandemic and she and he used to spend hours skating together.
“I found his death very difficult to navigate and I’ve also had my own mental health struggles with depression and anxiety,” Gilmour says.
“So I began to think a healthy way to feel close to him and deal with the grief and sense of loneliness would be to set a good challenge for myself.”
She set off skating from Kinsale on Jun
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