SETTLE IN: ‘I’m lucky to have my voice!’...

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Tipperary’s biggest supporter Kevin Hanly joins Eoin Sheahan for this week’s episode of Settle In, as he flies the flag for autism in the GAA. He talks through the challenges and triumphs of being autistic in the GAA.

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