A seriously ill Irish teenager stranded in her Texan apartment in the fallout from Hurricane Harvey has been evacuated and taken to Texas Children’s Hospital, Shauntelle Tynan, from Greystones, Co Carlow, is in Houston for treatment of a rare autoimmune disease and was in urgent need of a blood transfusion.

UFC star Conor McGregor has given a big shout out to a young cancer sufferer ahead of his hometown debut in a sold out O2 arena this weekend.

Remember little Gavin who needed €350,000 for life-saving surgery?

The family of a four-year-old boy suffering from a rare cancer have turned to social media to raise €350,000 for last-chance surgery in the US as Irish doctors can no longer help him.