A documentary, compiled and narrated by Christopher Cleary, a final year student on DCU’s Communication Studies degree, has been broadcast on RTE Radio One. The programme documents the life of Christopher’s own mother, Lynda Barton, who overcame a 20-year heroin addiction and became a fully-qualified counsellor.

Christopher recounts his upbringing in Dublin, tracing his relationship with his mother during her years of deteriorating health, and subsequently during her recuperation from the ravages of addiction.

The title of the documentary, ‘Eight Years On’ documents Lynda’s road to recovery and celebrates her eighth anniversary free from drugs.

Eight Years On can be heard at: 
www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/8yearson.html