Name: Brid Nee
Occupation: Freelance Make-up Artist
Location: Ros Muc
Favourite thing about Galway: It's a vibrant, cultural city that attracts loads of tourists
Least favourite thing about Galway: Traffic

Born and raised in Roc Muc, Connemara, Brid Nee is a well-known face to anyone from the area from her time in Peacock's Hotel in Maam Cross.

Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of six months, Brid is not one to let her condition slow her down. Ros Muc is a place she describes as a quiet, peaceful domain, but one that could be a little too quiet at times for her vibrant lifestyle. On the completion of her Leaving Certificate in Garimscoil na bPiarsach, Rosmuc in 2000, she packed her bags for a summer trip to America.

"It was great to get over to the States. It is somewhere I've always wanted to see. I based myself in Chicago, but, with several relations in Michigan and Pittsburgh, I was never too far away from a friendly face," she says.

On her return to her beloved Connemara, Brid wasted no time in getting her studies back on track. A yearlong access course in NUI Galway set her up for a course in Beauty Therapy in Moralty College, which was closely followed by two months in the International Makeup Artistry School in Salthill.

"Makeup Artistry is my real love. A spell freelancing would be great, but I'd love to get involved in the TV business. You'd never know, with TG4 on my door step and my native tongue to rely on, I might get my chance some day," she says.

Brid's on-the-go lifestyle has seen her follow her love of travel to Lourdes shrine on two occasions, which she describes as a wonderful experience, but her vast array of hobbies include walking, reading and her chosen career path.

Brid is also glowing in her appraisal of an ECDL course laid on by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, which enabled her to complete her studies from home.

"The CF Association funded a local tutor, Mary-Ann Grealish, to come to my house once a week for classes. It made the exams at the end of it all the easier. It was a great course and thanks to CF, I was able to complete it."

With this week being Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, Brid is anxious for everyone to understand what obstacles CF sufferers face every day.

"People should understand that CF is a life-long illness, but we try to live as normal a life as possible. The opening of the CF unit in UHG is a huge boost for sufferers in the West.

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