The funeral for Callum Hutchinson, who lost his life in the crash, takes place in Co Tipperary this weekendAndrew Quinn, Sara Rountree Deputy Editor, Cork Beo and Andrew E Quinn
16:48, 01 May 2026
Christopher Faulkner (left) pictured with his beloved older brother John Faulkner.(Image: Facebook)
Eleven-year-old Limerick boy Christopher Faulkner continues to fight for his life in hospital after a horrific collision at the weekend. His big brother has shared a heartwrenching message for his little sibling as he undergoes treatment.
The young boy was critically injured in a crash near Belfast on Sunday morning. Another passenger in the car, Callum Hutchinson, 16, from Borrisokane in Co Tipperary, sadly lost his life in the devastating accident.
The collision occurred on the Belfast Road and involved a black Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volkswagen Passat. The driver of the Golf is before the courts charged with dangerous driving and other offences.
Christopher Faulkner is in critical condition in hospital
Among friends and family who have flooded social media with messages of support and updates on Christopher’s condition is his older brother John Faulkner, who shared an image of himself with Christopher and a seven-word message to his sibling.
“My world you are my baby brother,” he wrote.
It has been an extremely difficult few weeks for the extended Faulkner family. Christopher and John’s cousin, Scarlett Faulkner, died in Cork University Hospital in April after being brutally assaulted in March. Scarlett’s brother Jason Faulkner died just days after her funeral.
Relatives and close friends of young Christopher continue to rally around the family and offer up prayers that he makes a full recovery.
Meanwhile, the funeral mass for Callum Hutchinson will take place in his hometown of Borrisokane on Saturday morning.
Callum Hutchinson lost his life at just 16 in a tragic car crash
Callum will repose at his home on Friday, May 1, from 2 pm to 6 pm. Removal from his home on Saturday morning to SS Peter and Paul’s Church, Borrisokane, arriving at 11:15 am for the funeral mass at 11:30 am. Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
On Wednesday, a man from Belfast was remanded in custody after appearing in court charged in connection with the road traffic collision that resulted in the death of Callum Hutchinson and left Christopher Faulkner in a critical condition in hospital.
Appearing in the dock of Limavady Magistrates Court, sitting in Coleraine, Tiernan McCann, 29, confirmed he understood the eight charges against him on Wednesday.
McCann, from Flax Street in Belfast, is charged with causing the death of Callum Hutchinson by driving dangerously and carelessly on the Belfast Road at Nutts Corner on April 26 this year. The 29-year-old is also charged with causing grievous bodily injury to an 11-year-old boy, also by dangerous and careless driving.
He is further charged with driving while unfit through drink or drugs, driving at excess speed, using his mobile phone while driving and having an incorrect form of registration mark, alleged to have been committed on the same date.