John out of intensive care and steadily improving

A 20-YEAR-OLD injured in an unprovoked attack in the US has been transferred out of intensive care.

John Brennan, from Clara in Kilkenny, continues to make slow but steady progress in the Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. He suffered serious head injuries when struck from behind outside an Irish bar in New Haven almost two weeks ago.

Family and friends at his bedside are hoping they will be able to celebrate his 21st birthday on Tuesday next.

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