Kinsale school raises €25k for paralysed former student

Students from Kinsale Community School have raised €25,000 for a past pupil who suffered severe spinal injuries after falling from the roof of a nightclub in the town.

Ciara O’Brien, 18, who had only just received her Leaving Certificate from the school, was attending a party at The Moorings nightclub in Kinsale in August when the incident occurred.

It is understood she was on the roof in a restricted area when she fell three storeys and sustained spinal injuries.