'I was 41 for my first pregnancy' - Meet the mums proving that age is just a number

Mothers giving birth after 40 has become far more common in recent years, and these women show that there is no wrong time to start a family.

From left: Orla Clancy, Vicky McCabe, Catherine O'Keeffe, Joanne Clancy Hynes with son Dylan.

Galway mum Joanne Clancy Hynes was 41 when her son Dylan was born 11 years ago

“Everyone was so happy for us that we were pregnant. I’d get smiles, even from people on the street, in supermarket queues.”