My dream of escaping Ireland was over. After a while, I decided I need to reframe how I thought about Ireland, because I wasn’t going to escape it. Actually, Ireland was keeping me alive because I had access to medicines here, and I had my family here. I deserve to be loved, I deserve to have great sex, and I deserve to love myself. We have our first organisation that is run by and for people living with HIV, called Poz Vibe Tribe.

Source: The Irish Times February 20, 2026 07:30 UTC