Student fight for life after roof collapse

A Longford student is this evening fighting for his life after a freak accident when a roof collapsed under him on Friday night.

Sun, 15 May, 2005 - 19:46

A Longford student is this evening fighting for his life after a freak accident when a roof collapsed under him on Friday night.

The family of 23 year old Shane Brennan from Newtownforbes, in Co Longford, have kept a bedside vigil over the weekend at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

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