We just need a little more support: Ireland's hidden army of carers are honoured

Harry, 13, and Molly Flynn, 11, are the best big brother and sister in the country - they helped their younger sister Isabelle, aged seven, who was told she would never walk, to not only crawl, but to dance too. The pair has also saved their sister's life a number of times.

We just need a little more support:  Ireland's hidden army of carers are honoured

Harry, 13, and Molly Flynn, 11, are the best big brother and sister in the country - they helped their younger sister Isabelle, aged seven, who was told she would never walk, to not only crawl, but to dance too. The pair has also saved their sister's life a number of times.

"Isabelle has a condition called apnoea (as well as cerebral palsy), where she stops breathing during the day and night, and the first time it ever happened was when she was first born, and I was holding her and feeding her her bottle in the sitting room and she just started crying and then she just stopped and I noticed her lips were going blue.

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