The fascinating life and untimely death of Robert Hilliard
The Pat Kenny Show · Newstalk
August 14, 202511m 18s
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Show Notes
The fascinating life and untimely death of Robert Hilliard is the subject of a new book, ‘Swift Blaze of Fire,’ by his granddaughter, Lin Rose Clark. As well as a folk hero, Hilliard was one of Ireland’s first Olympians, and a complicated figure, to say the least. To tell us more about Hilliard, Cameron Hill from Off The Ball.