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# Paul de Ferreira

After almost a year waiting, brain injury patient gets HSE funding for place in new facility

The Clondalkin man’s family launched a media campaign last month – now, funding’s been granted.

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Sep 16th 2018, 7:30 AM

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"They weren't expecting him to survive": Father of brain injury patient hopes for funding to give his son a future

Two years ago Paul de Ferreira was involved in a quad bike accident that saw damage to his frontal lobe and caused some of his skull to be removed.

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Aug 24th 2018, 6:01 AM