VIDEO: Corkman's bid for funds to retain walking device

Time is running out for a paralysed Cork man to raise funds to keep a vital robotic exoskeleton in Ireland.

Nathan Kirwan, 26, who is 85% paralysed, began a 55,000-step challenge in May in an attempt to raise €150,000 to ensure the life-changing device is retained here.

The exoskeleton, aptly named Lazarus, is the only one available for public use in this country and allows wheelchair-users to stand up and move in a walking motion, thus gaining the benefits of walking.