Meet the US firefighter running the Cork City Marathon with his severely ill daughter

US firefighter Greg MacCurtain will run the Cork City Marathon with his severely ill daughter, writes Áilín Quinlan

A FEW months ago, firefighter Greg MacCurtain swam across a lake with a rope knotted around his waist.

Tied to the other end of the rope was an inflatable kayak on which Greg’s delighted little daughter Abby sat, splashed by the water scattered by her father’s kicking feet.