Killarney teenager enlists McGregor in frontline-worker fundraising campaign

A teenager paralysed from the neck down in a cycling accident was delighted when Conor McGregor threw his weight behind his campaign to help healthcare workers battling at the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ian O’Connell from Killarney, Co Kerry, who is currently studying for his Leaving Certificate, was keen to assist in the current crisis any way he could. “While we are all going through these unprecedented times, I wanted to help,” said Ian.