A COUNTY Limerick man, former journalist and current commissioner with the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission, (GSOC) remains in an induced coma in Spain after a fall from a wall caused him to suffer a serious back injury.
Kieran Fitzgerald, from Glin in County Limerick had sailed in to Galicia in Northern Spain where he was to meet his wife and embark upon a walk on the Camino de Santiago.
However, after Mr Fitzgerald felt faint, his friend sat him on a wall but he fell over and injured his spine on rocks.
He was hospitalised but the GSOC commissioner was placed in an induced coma after an operation at a La Coruna hospital produced some complications.
Evelyn, Mr Fitzgerald’s wife, together with his only child are at his bedside as are other members of the Limerick man’s family.
During his time as a journalist, Mr Fitzgerald was involved in research and production of a number of RTE flagship programmes.
In 2007, the Glin native was appointed head of communications for GSOC and in 2011 went on to become the group’s commissioner.
