'An absolute nightmare': Family fundraising to bring home grandfather who was hit by car in Portugal

The family of a grandfather who suffered a serious head injury after being involved in an accident in Portugal say they are trying to raise the funds to get him home on an air ambulance to Ireland.

'An absolute nightmare': Family fundraising to bring home grandfather who was hit by car in Portugal

The family of a grandfather who suffered a serious head injury after being involved in an accident in Portugal say they are trying to raise the funds to get him home on an air ambulance to Ireland.

Paul Byrne, 66, was less than 48 hours into his break with friends in Portugal when he fell hitting his head on the ground after a taxi accidentally knocked him over.

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