A Dublin teen with a disability is travelling around the 32 counties to test how accessible public transport is in Ireland.
James Casserly, son of former Mayor of South Dublin and Councillor for Lucan Vicki Casserly, loves an adventure - but it’s not always easy to plan a spontaneous trip with his disability.
The 16-year-old told Dublin Live: “I’m going to do this from September to October. I’m going to look at it from a different perspective.
Read More: Dublin the most disliked GAA county according to new poll
“I’d take about six Dublin buses a day, from home to school. I looked up wheelchair changes in Ireland and there’s nothing here.
“So I want to be the person to change it. I’m going to travel to 32 counties, I’ll visit a few places, a few hotels and review how accessible they are.”
His mam is very supportive of him and the duo have even set up a blog of his adventures around Ireland on accessible public transport.
Vicki said: “James wants to review places too and if there’s tweaks to be done maybe give some proactive suggestions, it’s not to give out.
“James loves public transport and feels that he should be able to travel, particularly with his wheelchair. When you’re going around our lovely country - we want to know are hotels accessible, are restaurants accessible, are shops, venues, footpaths and just really highlight all of that in a constructive way.
“Some of the places had steps in one of the places but that’s where James suggested they could buy a portable ramp and have a doorbell outside. So if a wheelchair user or someone with a pram was outside they could just ring the bell.
"It’s good for the business because they’ll bring in more revenue with an accessible business.”

When Vicki, James, and the family want to go somewhere, it can be difficult because they have to plan in advance and really think about their journey.
“If you’re travelling by train you’ve to give 24 hours notice so they can sort out the ramp but what we found out is that the driver of the train can also do that,” she continued.
“Sometimes if you want to be spontaneous you can’t do it because there’s an element of planning. When the staff are there, they’re willing but sometimes they’re unmanned.
“We really want to show that we’re a family of six and we like to adventure. James has a disability and we want to shine a light on this. We learn something from James everyday and we want people to think outside the box.
"We’ve had people contact us and say that they never would’ve thought of it because they never had to go through it.
“Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann, Irish Rail and Go Ahead have been so supportive of us and they’re willing to work with James.”
Read More: Lurchers are the most abused and abandoned dog in Ireland, according to rescue charity
Read More: RTE's Caitriona Perry announces pregnancy after viewers spot bump on Six One News
Sign up to the Dublin Live Newsletter to get all the latest Dublin news straight to your inbox