It has been confirmed that €27,000 from HMV sales of a charity single will now be paid.

Thousands of euro raised through a HMV-sold charity single to help a four-year-old in her battle to beat cancer could still be handed over — despite the retailer’s serious financial problems.

Tiny dancer Lily-Mae Morrison will return to hospital tomorrow for an intensive seven-week treatment programme in an isolation bed which doctors say is critical in her bid to beat cancer.