Fundraiser for great granddad Paddy Hansard after 'devastating' unprovoked attack

Paddy Hansard (73) suffered serious head injuries and broken bones in his neck, in the attack last August.

A major fundraising night for a great grandfather who suffered a major brain injury in an unprovoked attack outside his home is to be held later this month.

Paddy Hansard (73) suffered serious head injuries and broken bones in his neck due to an attack which took place outside his home at approximately 2.30am on August 17 at Courtney Place flat complex in Ballybough, Dublin.