Irish Examiner view: A fitting tribute to teen hero Cathal

Wheelchair-bound, Cathal O'Neill managed to achieve life ambitions  from meeting sporting and music heroes to presenting his own radio show

Cathal O'Neill from Cathedral Road, Cork, with his dad Terry in December 2019. Picture: Brian Lougheed

When Cathal O’Neill was born, doctors didn’t think he would live to see his first birthday, but he defied the odds.

The young man was born with spina bifida but lived every day to the full until he passed away late last year.