A Belgian donor has pledged €8,000 for the provision of a new EEG ambulatory machine after reading a story about the plight of a Killaloe toddler, whose seizures are detected by her family’s Great Dane, Charlie.

One of the best-known Great Dane dogs in the world — and his protective sixth sense — will be honoured with a national award.

He’s great in every sense of the word — Great Dane Charlie is so in tune with his best friend, three-year-old Brianna Lynch, that he can alert her parents up to 20 minutes before she has a seizure.