If ever there was a Christmas miracle, then the return home on Tuesday to West Cork for Féile O’Sullivan who lost her legs after a devastating farm accident in July must surely qualify. The long road from where she has been treated since (CHI at Crumlin) to Allihies can be measured, but her own journey is just beginning. “The aim for Christmas is being able to play games with her friends and her cousins, board games. The trip to Allihies was not Féile's first foray from the hospital. Donations came from abroad including Montana with its historical connections to the Allihies mines.

Source: Irish Examiner December 24, 2025 14:30 UTC