Footballer urges people to hit the books & read to help fight disease

MEATH footballer Cillian O'Sullivan has urged people to embrace the “superpower” of reading as he backed a major fundraiser for MS Ireland.

- BY CILLIAN SHERLOCK

The Royals forward has been living with multiple sclerosis, which he said came as a “bolt out of the blue” in late 2023.

O'Sullivan said acknowledging his emotions through therapy has helped him to manage the neurological condition.

The clinical psychologist, who lives in Dublin with wife Caoimhe, is now encouraging the nation to sign up to this year's MS Readathon, describing it as a way to unlock learning and raise vital funds for MS services.

One of Ireland's longest-running charity events, it has inspired a love of reading among young people across the country for the past 39 years.

“MS is one of the most common neurological conditions in the country. I would be upfront about it, sharing my diagnosis with close friends and family," said O'Sullivan, 31.