Family’s world on hold while Shane waits for a lifesaver

A mother of three young children whose husband lies in hospital waiting for a lifesaving heart transplant has appealed for more people to become donors.

Tricia O’Connell, from Castleisland, Co Kerry, hopes her husband, Shane, 33, will get a donor heart that will allow him to get his life back.

Shane has spent almost a year in Dublin’s Mater Hospital because his condition is so serious.