In 2020, Matt Knaggs was told he would be in a wheelchair within five years after receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. This summer, he will embark on the 563km journey from Co Cork’s Mizen Head to Malin Head in Co Donegal for a Guinness World Record attempt. From Ohio in the US, Knaggs’ symptoms first began in 2019 and consisted of numbness, tingling and sudden weakness. He went to the nearest hospital, where a number of tests were redone and he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). He decided to set up his own “positive” Facebook group called Running with MS, which now has over 1,100 members.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 09:31 UTC