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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 31 MIN

“I’m telling his story, because Brian can’t” - Emily O’Reilly

from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1

Three years after the death of her brother, Brian, former European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, tells Brendan about her search for answers. Since contracting HIV decades ago, Brian lived a very full life, but – despite so much recent progress in treatments - she says his death was reminiscent of a different era.

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