
THE crowdfunding target for the blogger and columnist known as the Wee Ginger Dug has been smashed – and continues to rise.
Paul Kavanagh appeals to the public annually “with considerable trepidation” and although he writes part-time for The National, his blog is his full-time job – which he now heavily relies on for income since his stroke in 2020 left him permanently disabled. He lost the ability to drive, write with his dominant hand, and to walk unaided.