Some people are alive today thanks to Donal, says coroner

Some people are entering 2014 because of teenager Donal Walsh’s exhortation to live life to the maximum, a coroner has said.

As the new year begins, viewers around the country will have the chance to celebrate the life of one of the inspirational figures of 2013, with a documentary charting the remarkable life of the 16-year-old from Blennerville in Co Kerry, who died last May.

In the programme South Kerry coroner Terence Casey claims Donal’s legacy, after a four-year battle with cancer, has been to ensure that others have continued to live.