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Window on Wicklow Episode 25: The FTD Brothers in Wicklow

By Jamie Ryan · East Coast FM · 26 May 2026

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Jamie Ryan was at the Black Castle in Wicklow Town as the FTD Brothers brought their 32 marathons in 32 days challenge to Wicklow

Jamie Ryan meets Jordan and Cian Adams - better known as the FTD Brothers - as their remarkable 32 marathons in 32 days challenge arrived in Wicklow. The brothers are travelling across every county in Ireland to raise awareness of Frontotemporal Dementia, the disease that claimed the lives of their mother Geraldine and 11 other relatives. Jamie hears about the emotional and physical toll of the challenge, the support they have received around the country and why they are determined to keep going.

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Reporting by Jamie Ryan for East Coast FM, funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.

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