Tribute to organ donor: ‘No words are enough. You essentially gave dad his life back’

Amid her immense grief, Paula Murphy finds some small consolation knowing that the death of her beloved daughter resulted in the precious gift of life for five strangers.

When it became clear in the hours after the horrific road traffic accident on December 29, 2012, that 26-year-old Amanda O’Flaherty, would not survive her devastating head injuries, doctors at Cork University Hospital approached Paula to ask if she had considered organ donation.

“I didn’t hesitate for a second,” Paula said.