We always taught Luke sharing is caring... this is the ultimate example' - parents of boy (6) who saved four lives with organ donation

 

The parents of a "super-hero" six-year-old boy who died after a hit and run collision said it was a "spark of light" and a "comfort" when he saved four people's lives through organ donation.

Stephen and Josephine O'Donovan lost their only child, Luke (6), in the 2014 collision and issued the appeal as they said they didn't want any other Irish family to suffer their devastation.

After their son died in the hit and run, the heartbroken parents agreed to donate his organs - and four people underwent successful life-saving transplants.
"We always taught Luke that caring is sharing or sharing is caring. I suppose this was the ultimate example of that," Mr O'Donovan said.