Red Cow Hotel owner fighting for life after accident in Spain

Well known hotelier, Tom Moran, owner of the popular Red Cow Hotel on the Naas Road is in battling for his life in a hospital in Malaga.

Mr Moran, who was attending a wedding in the Spanish resort, sustained serious head injuries after the chair he was sitting on reputedly fell from a ledge.

Initially, Mr Moran was admitted to hospital in Marbella with internal bleeding but was later transferred to Malaga where his condition is critical.

The Limerick born hotelier was attending the wedding celebration of Jenny Chawke, daughter of Charlie, to Rory Burgess.

Family have travelled to the Costa del Sol to be with Mr Moran, who was previously heavily involved with the Bewley’s Hotel Group before selling to Dalata, is a well-known figure in GAA circles, always retaining his loyalty to his home county.  He was also a generous sponsor of St Munchin’s rugby college team.

Earlier this month, fellow Limerick man, Garda Ombudsman Commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald also sustained injuries in a fall in Spain and remains in an induced coma since.