LAURA Barry (24) from Limerick, a former apprentice to trainer Richard Fahey, has been leff left with paralysis in her left leg from the hip downwards by a rare cancer. Laura used to ride out for Limerick trainer Eric McNamara in Rathkeal, Co Limerick.

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Laura by her friend and fellow jockey Gemma Tutty. Laura is seriously ill in Wellington Hospital in London after being diagnosed with a rare form of nerve cancer for the second time.