Bob McNichol, 57, from County Mayo in the west of the country, lost his sight in a freak accident when red-hot liquid aluminium exploded at a re-cycling business in November 2005.

• 57岁的鲍勃?麦克尼克来自爱尔兰西部的梅奥郡。2005年11月，一个废品回收站内滚烫的铝水发生意外爆炸，导致他失明。