Back in June 2023, Olivia Hunt was standing outside a coffee premises in Dunmore East when she was hit by a car and seriously injured.

Mother to a toddler, her first thoughts were for her two-year-old son as she tried to make sense of what had happened, not having seen the car coming towards her.

Olivia suffered multiple fractures and injuries to her pelvis and lower back in particular but was helped at the scene by people who had seen the accident, followed by emergency service personnel and particularly Dr Paul Campbell who volunteers with emergency medical charity 'CRITICAL'.

Today Olivia is doing well and is grateful to be alive and in good health.

She was in studio this morning (Wednesday) to talk to Damien on 'Deise Today' about what happened on that fateful day - and to appeal to listeners to support and donate to the charity 'CRITICAL' who are fundraising now in the run-up to Christmas.

CRITICAL has launched a new Christmas campaign to light up 1,308 lights, one for every call answered in 2024. Donors can sponsor a light from now until Christmas Day in support of the charity’s life-saving work and can also dedicate it in honour or remembrance of someone special. 

In the meantime, if you want to listen to Olivia chatting to Damien - and also David Tighe who is the CEO of 'CRITICAL' - you can click on the image above.