The heartbroken family of David McDonald, a much-loved young man from Laois who died in New Zealand, are organising a fundraiser to express their gratitude to the Irish charity that helped bring him home.

Unfortunately, Maura Heffernan is not expected to recover from the incident.

Mykola ‘Nick’ Polishchuk (44) has spent the last nine months fighting to stay alive following a crash on January 6th.