Community rallies for family in need

The parents of a young boy killed in a car crash are hoping a community campaign can keep their son’s memory alive and assist others.

Four-year-old Ciarán Treacy died following a two car crash near his home town of Portarlington on the Laois/Offaly border on April 17. His mother Gillian, who was severely injured in the crash, attended his funeral on a stretcher four days later.

Gillian was taken straight to Tallaght Hospital after Ciarán’s funeral. She has had eight operations in 28 days, with one procedure lasting 12 hours.