Race against time: Corkman escorted by gardaí to Dublin for vital liver transplant

A Blackrock man said he owes his life to Gardaí after they escorted him through rush hour traffic to make it to Dublin in the nick of time for a vital liver transplant.

Finbarr Murphy had been diagnosed with a life threatening lesion on his liver back in October of 2014. He continues to make an impressive recovery almost six months after the transplant which took place in St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin. However, the major operation would not have happened without the intervention of fast-acting Gardaí.