Joshua Brennan was 15 when the accident happened.
There needs to be a change in culture in how young people view the use of fireworks.
That's according to one man who was injured by an exploding firework as a teenager.
The comments come as an appeal is made for the public to look out for elderly neighbours, after reports fireworks were being thrown through letterboxes of homes in Limerick.
20 year old Joshua Brennan from Laois was 15 when he lost the sight in one eye because of a firework
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