Lorcan’s luck changes for the better with Orlaith

A BIG-HEARTED teenager has adopted a donkey which survived appalling treatment as a foal.

Lorcan’s luck changes for the better with Orlaith

Animal lover Orlaith McSweeney from Waterford won a national competition to sponsor a donkey at a rescue centre in Co Cork. The 18-year-old student from Williamstown opted for Lorcan, a 10-year-old rescued by the donkey sanctuary in Liscarroll, Mallow.

The centre’s office manager Debbie Barrett yesterday said: “As a 10-year-old, Lorcan was chased by a gang of youths in Galway into barbed wire and his ears ended up being partly severed. He is not in any pain now but the injury will affect him for the rest of his life.”

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