Kepak employee gets Louis’ Golden Buzzer

Barry Darcy thanked Louis Walsh for selecting him as his golden buzzer act and promised not to let him down.

Barry Darcy, who works at Kepak in Watergrasshill, has been on cloud nine since music mogul Louis Walsh pressed the Golden Buzzer for Barry after his Ireland’s Got Talent audition. 

This means that Barry is automatically through to the semi-finals of the competition and for the Wexford-born singer, this is simply a dream come through. 

The 38-year-old had a life-changing experience in 2014 when a herniated disk caused paralysis from the waist down.

The father of two was told at that time that he only had a 50/50 chance of ever walking again …

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