Charity launched in boy's memory to help children fighting cancer

A HOST of sporting greats have come together to launch a new charity and book in memory of an eight-year-old boy.

- BY CILLIAN SHERLOCK

World Cup icon Niall Quinn, Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley and Dublin GAA stars Con O'Callaghan and Kate Sullivan were centre stage as Michael's Fan Club was unveiled.

The children's cancer charity is in honour of Dubliner Michael Horgan, who died of brain cancer in 2023 and achieved his sporting dreams in his final months.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy and soccer legend Liam Brady are also supporting the new group.

The charity was launched in Dublin on Tuesday night alongside a book, Is Maradona In Heaven? - a heartbreaking but uplifting account of the schoolboy’s 18-month cancer journey, written by Michael's father, Conor Horgan.