I’d driven down to Galway that morning and I’d stopped a few times on the way down because I was in a lot of pain,” Hawkins said. I was very close to having a broken neck.”Shamrock Rovers' Colin Hawkins tackles Cliftonville's Ciaran Caldwell during his playing days. Hawkins went for routine blood tests less than 18 months after learning he was in remission, and the cancer had come back. Even though there are a lot of side-effects, it has worked and kept the cancer in remission. The former Shamrock Rovers B team manager appealed to those who are suffering from cancer to avail of supports available.

Source: Irish Independent February 28, 2026 17:32 UTC