Donegal disability advocate Nikki Bradley is set to be appointed as a Senator by Taoiseach Simon Harris.
The motivational speaker from Milford will replace Regina Doherty in Seanad Éireann.
Ms Bradley is also tipped to be Fine Gael’s candidate to fill Deputy Joe McHugh’s seat when he steps away from politics in the next general election, according to reports.
Ms Bradley is a cancer survivor who was left permanently damaged by treatment for a rare form of bone cancer at the age of sixteen. In February 2022, she underwent rotationplasty surgery to amputate her hip and thigh and is now a prosthesis user.
She is the founder of ‘Fighting Fit For Ewing’s’ awareness charity and is an ambassador for Active Disability Ireland, The Disabled Drivers Association and the Donegal-based No Barriers Foundation.
Her appointment to the Seanad aims to give a voice for people with disabilities in Leinster House.
Her motivational speaking career is built on inspiring others to follow in her footsteps to conquer their own challenges, just as she has. She has been a permanent crutch user since 2012, and in that time she climbed glaciers in Iceland, abseiled off Fanad Lighthouse in north Donegal and completed the infamous Fan Dance 24km march across the highest mountain in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. In July 2018, Nikki became the first crutch user to climb four Irish mountains on crutches in less than 32 hours.
