'It helped heal us': Cork family share their experience of Barretstown's holiday camp

At the Kildare holiday camp for sick children, the fun and laughter are therapeutic for all the family

Paula Cahill pictured enjoying some all important family time with her three sons, Jack, 15, Charlie, 11 and Tom, 8 at their family home in Midleton. Picture: Chani Anderson

“What in the world is a castle in Kildare going to do for me and my family?”

It was Paula Cahill’s first thought when the social worker talked about “getting them to Barretstown”.