Man raises €170k to bring daughter home

THE father of a brain-damaged mother-of-one, who has been campaigning to bring his daughter home from hospital, has raised up to €170,000 so far.

Yesterday, Pat O’Leary was anonymously offered two corporate suites at Croke park for this Sunday’s All-Ireland Football Final which he can auction as part of the fundraising efforts. Up to 12 people can be seated in each suite.

Mr O’Leary admitted yesterday that he has no definite idea of how much he will need if he is to bring his 32-year-old daughter, Catherine home to Carrigaline in Co Cork.