Opinion

Hopes grow for Conall McCavitt

There will be enormous relief that Conall McCavitt, a talented young sportsman from Co Armagh, has awoken from a coma, more than two weeks after he was critically injured in a car accident.

Conall (21), an international handball star, was struck by a vehicle in Crossmaglen on St Stephen's Day in circumstances which are still under police investigation.

He remains in intensive care in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, and faces a long and difficult programme of treatment in the weeks ahead.

However, all those who have been offering their support to his family, and praying for a full recovery, will be hoping for further positive reports about his condition.