Organs of man killed in Australia save 6 lives

ORGANS donated by a young Irishman who died after an altercation in Australia have been used to save the lives of six people his mother has revealed.

Gearóid Walsh died of head injuries following a scuffle outside a fast food restaurant in Sydney on October 29.

The 23-year-old organ donor from Grants Row near Dublin city centre donated his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys which were then utilised in six life-saving operations by Australian surgeons.