How Donegal Mart Manager Eimear McGuinness overcame a cancer risk and hasn’t looked back since

When gene tests confirmed that Donegal mart manager Eimear McGuinness had a high risk of cancer, she opted for two invasive surgeries.

BRCA discovery is tough, but you can get through it and get back to your old self

Catherina Cunnane and Owen Breslin

Eimear McGuinness was at Tullamore Livestock Show when she got a call from Crumlin Hospital confirming she was carrying BRAC1, a gene associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

Her mother and sister had previously had cancer and Eimear – the manager of Donegal mart – had been advised to get tested to see if she was carrying the gene.