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‘One step at a time’: Irishman who was told he may never walk again begins trek across US

Fergus Farrell (47) embarks on coast-to-coast walk from New York to California, a challenge he once thought impossible after a devastating accident

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#1922
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23 Aug 2026, 13:08 UTC
Last checked
24 Aug 2026, 08:10 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
23 Aug 2026, 12:52 UTC
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Byline
Michael Fitzpatrick
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Fergus Farrell (47) embarks on coast-to-coast walk from New York to California, a challenge he once thought impossible after a devastating accident
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    ‘One step at a time’: Irishman who was told he may never walk again begins trek across US

    Fergus Farrell (47) embarks on coast-to-coast walk from New York to California, a challenge he once thought impossible after a devastating accident

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#1618
Observed
23 Aug 2026, 13:08 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
854,503 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt