‘Teen’s strength in face of seemingly insurmountable odds’

A 16-year-old from Killarney, Co Kerry, who was paralysed in a cycling accident is among more than 100 young people honoured at the first ever Garda National Youth Awards.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Assistant Garda Commissioner Anne Marie McMahon presented 22 individual and group awards to young people aged between 13 and 21 from across the country at a special ceremony at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.