Bionic legs put Mark on right path for charity

Blind and paralysed from the waist down, adventurer Mark Pollock continues to defy the odds by walking in a pioneering bionic suit.

Mark yesterday walked in the suit to launch Run in the Dark — now a global fundraising event for the Mark Pollock Trust and disability charities.

The event, in its second year, incorporates five official locations in Ireland, Britain, and the US, and multiple pop-up events around the world.