A popular figure in Irish cycling - through his work as a moto race marshal - Gerry Murray is making a miraculous full recovery after his cycling crash earlier this year when he was hit by a truck driver.
Mr Murray, whose son is Irish rugby international Conor Murray, was out for a spin in early February in Limerick when he was involved in a crash with the driver in a truck on the N20 near Patrickswell.
He was taken by ambulance from the crash scene to University Hospital Limerick. However, he was then transferred to Cork University Hospital for specialist treatment due to serious head injuries.
However, his son has now given an update on his condition - in an interview on the sports pages of the Irish Independent - saying he is making a full recovery. He also revealed while his father sustained a head injury, he suffered no broken bones. Mr Murray was put in an induced coma to facilitate recovery from the head injury but came out of that coma after about a week and has made significant progress since then.
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Conor Murray continued with his plans to play for Ireland in the Six Nations just days after the crash. And by the time the Irish team played Italy two weeks later he was sitting up watching his son in that match.
“He’s good,” Conor Murray said of his father in an interview with journalist Dave Kelly. “He’s home about a month. He’s on the road to recovery. He was very, very lucky. It will take a while. Physically, he is a fit man, plays golf and cycles everywhere.
“Obviously, he spent a while in bed, so it will take time to build up that strength. He didn’t break a bone, funnily enough. Mentally, he’s quite good. But brain injuries are pretty weird, so it will take a while for him to return to fully normal.
"But he’s home and pottering around. Being at home is the best place for him, obviously. He’s in familiar surroundings, with his family around him, the dogs are there, he has the garden there. He’s on the road to recovery, thank God. Interesting times. Scary times.”
