Young mothers are often faced with negative stereotypes surrounding their family background and character, but many are resilient and have forged successful lives for themselves and their families
Tara O’Rourke Wickham has made sure all her adult children completed third-level educaton. Photo: Tony Gavin
Tara O’Rourke Wickham was 15 when she experienced homelessness, and 17 when she had her first pregnancy. Despite the cards being stacked against her, the 41-year-old Kildare woman fought tooth and nail to provide her daughter with all the things she wasn’t afforded growing up.
Today, she has a husband and a vibrant family life with three adult children, who all completed third-level education, and a young school-aged boy who she believes will follow in their footsteps.