'If I can't stand up I'll stand out': Inspiring words from Radio Kerry presenter Ian O'Connell

Ian O'Connell was severely injured and severed his spinal cord after an accident in 2017. The plucky 20-year-old begins broadcasting his new Radio Kerry show on December 1.
Most of us take scratching our noses for granted, but not Ian O’Connell. It took the 20-year-old three years to be able to scratch his nose again late last year.
On August 16, 2017, the sports-mad teenager severed his spinal cord when he flew head first over the handlebars of his bicycle.