Cork hit-and-run victim Zac is finally Disney-bound after four-year wait 

Zac defied expectations after sustaining serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident

Seven-year-old Zac Higgins who was injured in a hit and run when he was three was nominated by the Cork City Hospitals Children' Club to go to Disneyland Paris with his family. Included are Belle, Max, Noah and parents Aisling and Paul Higgins. Picture Dan Linehan

A young Cork boy who defied expectations after sustaining serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident is finally able to be recognised for his bravery with a trip to Disneyland four years after he first hoped to travel.

Zac Higgins and his siblings Belle, aged 9, and Max, 12, will join dozens of brave children travelling to Disneyland, Paris on Sunday, March 10.