June Shannon talks to Catherine Shanahan about the long and painful process of trying to start a family with her husband, Tony Curtis. After several failed IVF treatments, she tried egg donation and is now 16 weeks pregnant.

The shame and stigma of infertility are still part and parcel of dealing with it despite far greater public awareness of how it affects people, according to the chair of the National Infertility Support and Information Group. 

The build-up started with Cork’s 96FM’s ‘below the belt’ promotion directing a thinly veiled personal swipe at their former prizefighter.