Boy who battled against the odds set for hearing op

A BOY who was born with a hole in the heart and hearing problems and who survived a horrific crash in which his mother was killed is to get the gift of hearing.

Six-year-old Bobby Maher heads to Britain tomorrow for an operation at Birmingham Children’s Hospital which will allow him to hear properly for the first time. He should be there no longer than three days.

The surgery is being funded by thousands of supporters who contributed to the Susan Maher Memorial Trust Fund in her native Kilkenny.