Lung transplant – Martin must give Billy hope of life

Time is running out for Billy Burke, the young Kerry man who desperately needs a lung transplant to pursue even just a hope of life.

That hope is tantalisingly within the gift of a few crucial people who can unravel the red tape to give him a reprieve from the appalling vista he faces.

At this stage, the nation is well aware that a decision can be made to allow the critical lung transplant go ahead for the 29-year-old man suffering from cystic fibrosis.