Medic said I’ll never walk again but I will, vows determined Nathan

A trust fund has been set up for a 24-year-old Corkman who is determined to walk again despite being told by doctors this will never happen.

Nathan Kirwan was due to start as an engineer on a cruise ship next month after graduating from the National Maritime College of Ireland. However, he suffered a neck break as a result of a fall on Jun 3.

A past pupil of Carrigaline Community School, he spent nearly two months in the spinal unit of the Mater Hospital. He shared a ward with Limerick jockey JT McNamara, who suffered a neck injury at Cheltenham that resulted in paralysis.