Nikki Bradley | |
|---|---|
 Bradley in 2024 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1986 County Donegal,Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Nikki Bradley (born 23 January 1986) [1] is an Irish disability rights advocate,motivational speaker,and senator for Fine Gael. [2] [3] [4]
From Milford,County Donegal,Bradley was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in 2002 and has used crutches since 2013 following two hip replacements. [3] [5] [6] From 2013 she began undertaking a variety of physical-fitness challenges —such as climbing four peaks (Carrauntoohil,Croagh Patrick,Slieve Donard and Errigal) in 32 hours [7] —documented online as part of her "Fighting Fit for Ewing's" awareness campaign. [5] [8] She has also worked with other disability organisations. [2] In 2022,she had a partial leg amputation and rotationplasty. [9]
On 10 July 2024,Bradley was nominated to the 26th Seanad by the Taoiseach,Simon Harris,to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Regina Doherty to the European Parliament. [3] Her statement accepting the nomination said that,as well as disability issues,she planned to speak on the defective block crisis and voter turnout among young voters. [10] On 11 July she was formally introduced to the Seanad and made her maiden speech. [11] She is contesting the 2024 general election for Fine Gael in the Donegal constituency. [12]
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Nikki toasted the occasion of her 36th birthday on Sunday and confirmed her engagement
she got engaged ... on her 36th birthday. ... I found out about my surgery on Friday and I got engaged that night.
I've had two hip replacements following a rare childhood cancer diagnosis (Ewing's Sarcoma) in 2002, when I was 16