Tipperary activist Cara Darmody speaks at Colin Farrell Foundation event in the US
The Tipperary teenager was a keynote speaker on the night at the event in Chicago
Cara Darmody, a teenager who is a disability rights campaigner from Tipperary, has thanked actor Colin Farrell for giving her an international platform to spread her activism.
Cara Darmody was recently flown to address an event organised by the Colin Farrell Foundation, an organisation that aims to support individuals and families living with intellectual disability.
Cara was a keynote speaker at the event and she gave a speech in front of the 1,200 invited guests who were attending.
Cara said about the night:
"I’m in dreamland to be honest. Out of all the people that Colin Farrell must know in the world, it's just surreal that he asked me to be his keynote speaker for this amazing event. He's followed my campaign for quite some time, and I was lucky to meet him again a few weeks ago, and I was in total shock when he asked me to be his keynote speaker.
“I’ve got to know him over the last few months, and he’s just the most incredible guy ever. Now he wants to change the world for people with intellectual disabilities. I just can’t believe that he wants to be associated with me!”