Rare disease leaves baby Hollie in need of life-saving transplant

A FUND was launched yesterday to help the parents of a 10-month-old baby who is waiting for a life-saving operation.

Hollie O'Riordan, from Glenheights in Ballyvolane, Cork, is one of just 50 people in the world, and the only person in Ireland, with the rare intestinal disorder Microvillus Inclusion Disease (MID).

The condition means Hollie can't absorb enough essential nutrients because of the incomplete development of her intestinal wall.