Best Christmas ever for family of boy who survived 70 ft hotel balcony fall

A toddler, known in Limerick as "the boy who could fly" warmed hearts in his native Limerick city tonight as he switched on the Christmas lights amid freezing temperatures.

Best Christmas ever for family of boy who survived 70 ft hotel balcony fall

A toddler, known in Limerick as "the boy who could fly" warmed hearts in his native Limerick city tonight as he switched on the Christmas lights amid freezing temperatures, writes David Raleigh.

Little Neil Shanahan (2) miraculously survived a 70 ft fall from the top of the Limerick Strand Hotel on July 2 last.

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