Parents of Fionn Barry are fighting for his survival

Ailín Quinlan talks to two parents who are battling to raise funds to treat the multiple rare illnesses afflicting their little boy Fionn Barry

THE notice on the door banning visitors who are ill or been in contact with someone who has is one indication of the stress under which Brenda O’Connell-Barry and her husband Trevor live.

The €35,000 the couple have managed to fundraise in a matter of little more than six months — their target is €100,000 — is another.