Family fears for teen’s recovery

The family of a paraplegic Cork teenager who sustained severe spinal injuries when she fell backwards off a flat roof at a nightclub has expressed concern that her recovery will be hampered by a lack of appropriate facilities at Cork University Hospital.

Ciara O’Brien, who only completed her Leaving Certificate at Kinsale Community College earlier in the summer, was attending a beach-themed party at The Moorings nightclub in Kinsale when the tragedy occurred on Saturday, August 22.

The 18-year-old, who worked at the club but was not working on the night in question, was in a restricted area on a flat roof at the side of the building when she fell and sustained spinal injuries.