Laughter is the best medicine for Children in Hospital Ireland group

The Children in Hospital Ireland group literally makes hospitals a happier place for any child who has to be there — no matter how long their stay, writes Caroline Delaney.

Actor, Paul Newman, was definitely onto something when he noted that “there really is no such thing as a sick child; there are children who happen to be sick”.

And any child who is in hospital for an emergency treatment or management of an ongoing condition is still a child — they just can’t rampage around or pop out to the nearest playground.