SHANE MALLEY pulls opens the black steel hall door, a tiny baby girl cradled in his left arm. Born in January, her name is Rene, from the French word renaissance which means new beginnings.

THE family of a two-year-old boy who died after a low-lying window blind cord became wrapped around his neck are suing the fitters of the product for substantial damages.

SHANE and Gillian Malley live day in, day out, with the tragic memory of their son Arran hanging lifeless from the cord of a window blind in their home.

THE family of a two-year-old boy who died by asphyxia after a bedroom blind cord became wrapped around his neck have called on the Government to make mandatory voluntary safety measures to ensure a similar tragedy never occurs again.

A 37c SAFETY clip for blinds could have saved the life of two-year-old Arran Malley. It’s a bitter truth his devastated parents will have to live with for the rest of their lives.