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[Applause] what are you doing for the rest of your
what are you doing for the rest of your
what are you doing for the rest of your life for your dreams and what are your
life for your dreams and what are your
life for your dreams and what are your aspirations who says that your identity
aspirations who says that your identity
aspirations who says that your identity is influenced by culture art social
is influenced by culture art social
is influenced by culture art social media or fashion who says that that is
media or fashion who says that that is
media or fashion who says that that is the norm
the norm
the norm what about what you want to do who do
what about what you want to do who do
what about what you want to do who do you want to be what do you want to
you want to be what do you want to
you want to be what do you want to become where do you want to go my name
become where do you want to go my name
become where do you want to go my name is vini McCoy I spent many years in the
is vini McCoy I spent many years in the
is vini McCoy I spent many years in the Army I’ve been on numerous United Nation
Army I’ve been on numerous United Nation
Army I’ve been on numerous United Nation missions I’ve seen two wars in the
missions I’ve seen two wars in the
missions I’ve seen two wars in the Middle East
Middle East
Middle East I’ve spent 23 years soldiering on the
I’ve spent 23 years soldiering on the
I’ve spent 23 years soldiering on the Irish father true in the troubled times
Irish father true in the troubled times
Irish father true in the troubled times I know own a successful security company
I know own a successful security company
I know own a successful security company and in my spare time I help young people
and in my spare time I help young people
and in my spare time I help young people to identify themselves and I put in to
to identify themselves and I put in to
to identify themselves and I put in to them when I get out of life and I give
them when I get out of life and I give
them when I get out of life and I give them advice but I wasn’t always like
them advice but I wasn’t always like
them advice but I wasn’t always like that and I can tell you now I didn’t get
that and I can tell you now I didn’t get
that and I can tell you now I didn’t get to where I was by having a piece of
to where I was by having a piece of
to where I was by having a piece of paper from the education system to tell
paper from the education system to tell
paper from the education system to tell me what I could do and what I couldn’t
me what I could do and what I couldn’t
me what I could do and what I couldn’t do I want to bring you back to nineteen
do I want to bring you back to nineteen
do I want to bring you back to nineteen seventy five seventy six when a man
seventy five seventy six when a man
seventy five seventy six when a man called Nelson Mandela was on his 15th
called Nelson Mandela was on his 15th
called Nelson Mandela was on his 15th year in jail for having a vision for
year in jail for having a vision for
year in jail for having a vision for having a dream it was a time that a
having a dream it was a time that a
having a dream it was a time that a career guidance coach was unheard of and
career guidance coach was unheard of and
career guidance coach was unheard of and if you left school early you’re tagged
if you left school early you’re tagged
if you left school early you’re tagged as a dropout you weren’t normal actually
as a dropout you weren’t normal actually
as a dropout you weren’t normal actually the more I think of it I try to be
the more I think of it I try to be
the more I think of it I try to be normal one sanitaire was probably the
normal one sanitaire was probably the
normal one sanitaire was probably the worst two minutes of my life
but you know along all that time no one
but you know along all that time no one asked me why did I leave school and I’m
asked me why did I leave school and I’m
asked me why did I leave school and I’m gonna tell you now I left school because
gonna tell you now I left school because
gonna tell you now I left school because the education system simply had not got
the education system simply had not got
the education system simply had not got the same vision as I had so I left but I
the same vision as I had so I left but I
the same vision as I had so I left but I want to tell you story what happened
want to tell you story what happened
want to tell you story what happened before he left and it’s true because
before he left and it’s true because
before he left and it’s true because about me
about me
about me there was a school to be a team of three
there was a school to be a team of three
there was a school to be a team of three people and I was honored and the
people and I was honored and the
people and I was honored and the teachers put a lot of energies into to
teachers put a lot of energies into to
teachers put a lot of energies into to the speakers and it was my turn to go on
the speakers and it was my turn to go on
the speakers and it was my turn to go on stage so I get out there and I stood on
stage so I get out there and I stood on
stage so I get out there and I stood on stage in front a forty to test or level
stage in front a forty to test or level
stage in front a forty to test or level felt like that in front of over 200
felt like that in front of over 200
felt like that in front of over 200 people and I stood there and I stood
people and I stood there and I stood
people and I stood there and I stood there and I stood there what came over
there and I stood there what came over
there and I stood there what came over me
me
me I’ve christened that sense called the
I’ve christened that sense called the
I’ve christened that sense called the goldfish syndrome
I could see everything I could hear
I could see everything I could hear everything it was not in common hurt so
everything it was not in common hurt so
everything it was not in common hurt so I walked off the stage and I was greeted
I walked off the stage and I was greeted
I walked off the stage and I was greeted with the forced heat job you’re an
with the forced heat job you’re an
with the forced heat job you’re an embarrassment that was horrible
embarrassment that was horrible
embarrassment that was horrible that was a disaster I hope you got to
that was a disaster I hope you got to
that was a disaster I hope you got to sweep in roads but there was this one
sweep in roads but there was this one
sweep in roads but there was this one voice and the top beyond the shoulder
voice and the top beyond the shoulder
voice and the top beyond the shoulder and he said young McCoy you won’t feel
and he said young McCoy you won’t feel
and he said young McCoy you won’t feel like it now but in time that will stand
like it now but in time that will stand
like it now but in time that will stand here two teens came over me standing on
here two teens came over me standing on
here two teens came over me standing on that stage and one was the isolation but
that stage and one was the isolation but
that stage and one was the isolation but I’ll never ever ever forget the fear so
I’ll never ever ever forget the fear so
I’ll never ever ever forget the fear so what is fear fear is the take or a many
what is fear fear is the take or a many
what is fear fear is the take or a many a dream and if you overcome your fear
a dream and if you overcome your fear
a dream and if you overcome your fear you will get to live your dream so I
you will get to live your dream so I
you will get to live your dream so I left school and I was introduced to my
left school and I was introduced to my
left school and I was introduced to my second family which was the army that
second family which was the army that
second family which was the army that wasn’t taken yesterday so I joined the
wasn’t taken yesterday so I joined the
wasn’t taken yesterday so I joined the army and I knew straight away it’s where
army and I knew straight away it’s where
army and I knew straight away it’s where I was a accomplice a map orienteering
I was a accomplice a map orienteering
I was a accomplice a map orienteering the life and people listen to what you
the life and people listen to what you
the life and people listen to what you say and you got to make decisions and I
say and you got to make decisions and I
say and you got to make decisions and I just enjoyed it I just landed on my feet
just enjoyed it I just landed on my feet
just enjoyed it I just landed on my feet two years later I found myself landing
two years later I found myself landing
two years later I found myself landing in Peru to the Middle East on a mission
in Peru to the Middle East on a mission
in Peru to the Middle East on a mission and my mornings were full of marhaba
and my mornings were full of marhaba
and my mornings were full of marhaba Siddiqui he thought mop suit you learned
Siddiqui he thought mop suit you learned
Siddiqui he thought mop suit you learned the local language and excuse me if
the local language and excuse me if
the local language and excuse me if they’re uneven from Arabic they’re my
they’re uneven from Arabic they’re my
they’re uneven from Arabic they’re my Arabic is not great but that’s your mana
Arabic is not great but that’s your mana
Arabic is not great but that’s your mana was followed out helping families
was followed out helping families
was followed out helping families helping refugees
helping refugees
helping refugees life was great until diety end of April
life was great until diety end of April
life was great until diety end of April 1980 when closer than you are in front
1980 when closer than you are in front
1980 when closer than you are in front of me now I was talking to to my
of me now I was talking to to my
of me now I was talking to to my comrades and a few minutes later were
comrades and a few minutes later were
comrades and a few minutes later were shot dead the point of nowhere
shot dead the point of nowhere
shot dead the point of nowhere a few minutes later on the checkpoint we
a few minutes later on the checkpoint we
a few minutes later on the checkpoint we were missing another Irish soldier and a
were missing another Irish soldier and a
were missing another Irish soldier and a car crashed into the checkpoint shots
car crashed into the checkpoint shots
car crashed into the checkpoint shots were fired and we opened the back of the
were fired and we opened the back of the
were fired and we opened the back of the car and there was that old soldier still
car and there was that old soldier still
car and there was that old soldier still alive but badly wounded and we got a
alive but badly wounded and we got a
alive but badly wounded and we got a medivac then taken away someone’s past
medivac then taken away someone’s past
medivac then taken away someone’s past and I found myself at home my hometown
and I found myself at home my hometown
and I found myself at home my hometown and our D and when you’ve been there you
and our D and when you’ve been there you
and our D and when you’ve been there you don’t go down to town straight away
don’t go down to town straight away
don’t go down to town straight away because you don’t mix life is very
because you don’t mix life is very
because you don’t mix life is very different where you’re after comin from
different where you’re after comin from
different where you’re after comin from and when I eventually got down to town
and when I eventually got down to town
and when I eventually got down to town and crossing over the bridge
and crossing over the bridge
and crossing over the bridge I met one of my old school met to the
I met one of my old school met to the
I met one of my old school met to the voice of while you drop loaded Vinnie
voice of while you drop loaded Vinnie
voice of while you drop loaded Vinnie where have you been this 2 years and I
where have you been this 2 years and I
where have you been this 2 years and I got talking to him and I was amazed as
got talking to him and I was amazed as
got talking to him and I was amazed as his attitude he was going to college and
his attitude he was going to college and
his attitude he was going to college and he proceeded to tell me dad he couldn’t
he proceeded to tell me dad he couldn’t
he proceeded to tell me dad he couldn’t understand what he was doing at school
understand what he was doing at school
understand what he was doing at school and if he didn’t get his degree he was
and if he didn’t get his degree he was
and if he didn’t get his degree he was going to be nothing absolutely nothing
going to be nothing absolutely nothing
going to be nothing absolutely nothing and he was convinced with the system
and he was convinced with the system
and he was convinced with the system that was in place that if he couldn’t
that was in place that if he couldn’t
that was in place that if he couldn’t understand that his life was gone
understand that his life was gone
understand that his life was gone he was living in this thing called dogma
he was living in this thing called dogma
he was living in this thing called dogma you’re living your life in someone
you’re living your life in someone
you’re living your life in someone else’s tinkin so I moved on there’s a
else’s tinkin so I moved on there’s a
else’s tinkin so I moved on there’s a great man that I call my hero in life
great man that I call my hero in life
great man that I call my hero in life the man called Christie Hennessy a
the man called Christie Hennessy a
the man called Christie Hennessy a brilliant musician Christie can never
brilliant musician Christie can never
brilliant musician Christie can never read or write he could write some great
read or write he could write some great
read or write he could write some great songs in his head and bring them out
songs in his head and bring them out
songs in his head and bring them out different people Christie Moore merely
different people Christie Moore merely
different people Christie Moore merely black all those but Christie would tell
black all those but Christie would tell
black all those but Christie would tell you if he was alive today did he hear
you if he was alive today did he hear
you if he was alive today did he hear dat’s cool he asked his mother could he
dat’s cool he asked his mother could he
dat’s cool he asked his mother could he leave school and you Nina told the
leave school and you Nina told the
leave school and you Nina told the teacher I’m leaving school and the
teacher I’m leaving school and the
teacher I’m leaving school and the teacher said to him why do you know
teacher said to him why do you know
teacher said to him why do you know what’s going to happen out there
what’s going to happen out there
what’s going to happen out there and Christie was about to answer and the
and Christie was about to answer and the
and Christie was about to answer and the teacher goes nothing nothing’s going to
teacher goes nothing nothing’s going to
teacher goes nothing nothing’s going to happen you and you’ll never
happen you and you’ll never
happen you and you’ll never nothing but the annoying thing about
nothing but the annoying thing about
nothing but the annoying thing about this was no one’s seen Christie for his
this was no one’s seen Christie for his
this was no one’s seen Christie for his creativity he was a genius a Christie
creativity he was a genius a Christie
creativity he was a genius a Christie would true life without reading or
would true life without reading or
would true life without reading or writing and he reminds me of obstacles
writing and he reminds me of obstacles
writing and he reminds me of obstacles that’s the ward comes into my mind and
that’s the ward comes into my mind and
that’s the ward comes into my mind and the obstacles are I was sitting in
the obstacles are I was sitting in
the obstacles are I was sitting in Phoenix Park one day and this blind man
Phoenix Park one day and this blind man
Phoenix Park one day and this blind man passed me and I had a great view
passed me and I had a great view
passed me and I had a great view standing right behind him and I was
standing right behind him and I was
standing right behind him and I was rolled walks or whatever on the footpad
rolled walks or whatever on the footpad
rolled walks or whatever on the footpad cobblestone door wouldn’t have been
cobblestone door wouldn’t have been
cobblestone door wouldn’t have been there yesterday all fresh stuff and I
there yesterday all fresh stuff and I
there yesterday all fresh stuff and I watched him I mean oh and he removed
watched him I mean oh and he removed
watched him I mean oh and he removed he got Brenda sneak around the pin and
he got Brenda sneak around the pin and
he got Brenda sneak around the pin and he go round the seat and he could out
he go round the seat and he could out
he go round the seat and he could out the far side unscathed I mean that’s it
the far side unscathed I mean that’s it
the far side unscathed I mean that’s it that’s the answer that’s the Christie
that’s the answer that’s the Christie
that’s the answer that’s the Christie Hennessy err life is full of obstacles
Hennessy err life is full of obstacles
Hennessy err life is full of obstacles and sometimes we can’t see them but we
and sometimes we can’t see them but we
and sometimes we can’t see them but we know they’re there and when it’s left to
know they’re there and when it’s left to
know they’re there and when it’s left to our own devices we’ll always find a way
our own devices we’ll always find a way
our own devices we’ll always find a way to get through them it’s like so much
to get through them it’s like so much
to get through them it’s like so much TNT in the mirror you look in the mirror
TNT in the mirror you look in the mirror
TNT in the mirror you look in the mirror you need to sort out person out you need
you need to sort out person out you need
you need to sort out person out you need to tell that person you needed this I
to tell that person you needed this I
to tell that person you needed this I don’t believe in all of that you
don’t believe in all of that you
don’t believe in all of that you couldn’t be more wrong that person in
couldn’t be more wrong that person in
couldn’t be more wrong that person in the mirror is you you’re unique and
the mirror is you you’re unique and
the mirror is you you’re unique and you’re perfect it’s what you don’t see
you’re perfect it’s what you don’t see
you’re perfect it’s what you don’t see it’s what you need to sort out I learnt
it’s what you need to sort out I learnt
it’s what you need to sort out I learnt a thing in life to listen and you can
a thing in life to listen and you can
a thing in life to listen and you can listen the way you’re let do it now you
listen the way you’re let do it now you
listen the way you’re let do it now you can listen with your ears and you can
can listen with your ears and you can
can listen with your ears and you can listen with your eyes it’s when you
listen with your eyes it’s when you
listen with your eyes it’s when you start listening with your heart and that
start listening with your heart and that
start listening with your heart and that is to understand the person and to see
is to understand the person and to see
is to understand the person and to see the world as their seer 2 years ago with
the world as their seer 2 years ago with
the world as their seer 2 years ago with our school reunion 40 years and I was on
our school reunion 40 years and I was on
our school reunion 40 years and I was on the committee and I got a great honor I
the committee and I got a great honor I
the committee and I got a great honor I was asked to host it
was asked to host it
was asked to host it and it was amazing the joke was the drop
and it was amazing the joke was the drop
and it was amazing the joke was the drop bird got to host so the conversation
bird got to host so the conversation
bird got to host so the conversation that night was unbelievable I want to
that night was unbelievable I want to
that night was unbelievable I want to really come down to sixty percent of the
really come down to sixty percent of the
really come down to sixty percent of the guys and girls the right school felt it
guys and girls the right school felt it
guys and girls the right school felt it wasted three years of our life and most
wasted three years of our life and most
wasted three years of our life and most of these people were running their own
of these people were running their own
of these people were running their own businesses today the education system
businesses today the education system
businesses today the education system just didn’t help these people
just didn’t help these people
just didn’t help these people Matt’s to you to you and me are
Matt’s to you to you and me are
Matt’s to you to you and me are different with an armory Union last year
different with an armory Union last year
different with an armory Union last year and it’s called you stand down the
and it’s called you stand down the
and it’s called you stand down the colorful and that’s it there I got to
colorful and that’s it there I got to
colorful and that’s it there I got to walk in the front and we’re all still in
walk in the front and we’re all still in
walk in the front and we’re all still in step after forty years it’s in Marion
step after forty years it’s in Marion
step after forty years it’s in Marion Square and it was to honor her fallen
Square and it was to honor her fallen
Square and it was to honor her fallen and the most amazing thing about this
and the most amazing thing about this
and the most amazing thing about this was a lot of us overseas a lot of guys
was a lot of us overseas a lot of guys
was a lot of us overseas a lot of guys couldn’t read or write I used to talk to
couldn’t read or write I used to talk to
couldn’t read or write I used to talk to guys who that when they came down to the
guys who that when they came down to the
guys who that when they came down to the job been done we got it done
job been done we got it done
job been done we got it done and the most amazing terrifying
and the most amazing terrifying
and the most amazing terrifying unbelievable moment the guy that we
unbelievable moment the guy that we
unbelievable moment the guy that we talked aware to medevac the 25 years
talked aware to medevac the 25 years
talked aware to medevac the 25 years prior to that I sat and talked I needed
prior to that I sat and talked I needed
prior to that I sat and talked I needed his own family Dale and I was just in
his own family Dale and I was just in
his own family Dale and I was just in there isn’t it you know a compass will
there isn’t it you know a compass will
there isn’t it you know a compass will point you in the right direction but it
point you in the right direction but it
point you in the right direction but it can’t make you go there it’s up to you
can’t make you go there it’s up to you
can’t make you go there it’s up to you my goldfish now is what I’m aware
my goldfish now is what I’m aware
my goldfish now is what I’m aware I’ve become that person that tapped me
I’ve become that person that tapped me
I’ve become that person that tapped me on the shoulder I become that person now
on the shoulder I become that person now
on the shoulder I become that person now and every day I give a talk have no
and every day I give a talk have no
and every day I give a talk have no doubt you are looking at a person live
doubt you are looking at a person live
doubt you are looking at a person live in their dream today today is the toward
in their dream today today is the toward
in their dream today today is the toward of November 2017 on the toward November
of November 2017 on the toward November
of November 2017 on the toward November 2018 if you are the same person
2018 if you are the same person
2018 if you are the same person then as you are now will you be happy
then as you are now will you be happy
then as you are now will you be happy with your life
with your life
with your life so I’m asking you have you the story to
so I’m asking you have you the story to
so I’m asking you have you the story to tell like me or are you gonna wait 40
tell like me or are you gonna wait 40
tell like me or are you gonna wait 40 years how can I leave you with this life
years how can I leave you with this life
years how can I leave you with this life to me it’s not a bit to big cars it’s
to me it’s not a bit to big cars it’s
to me it’s not a bit to big cars it’s not about all the land certainly not
not about all the land certainly not
not about all the land certainly not about the money and not about how you
about the money and not about how you
about the money and not about how you look it’s all about the person you
look it’s all about the person you
look it’s all about the person you become
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