‘A step in the right direction’ for Rehab worker

It was, in Pádraig Hannafin’s own words, “a step in the right direction’’.

The 31-year-old Rehab employee has walked for the first time since he was injured in an accident that left him paralysed 15 years ago.

He recently took 206 steps while wearing a bionic exoskeleton suit and soon followed up with another session. He was strapped into the suit, which has bars to support the body and battery-powered motors to move the legs.