‘We can never thank her enough for what she has done’

PAULINE O’REILLY’S seven adopted children have never heard their mother curse or shout or say anything bad about anyone.

‘We can never thank her enough for what she has done’

“At one stage Mammy had six children under six years,” said her eldest child, Paulina. “She bought a seven-seater car and ferried us everywhere. Every minute of every day was dedicated to us.”

Pauline, 67, from Swords, Co Dublin, is one of the 16 finalists in the Woman’s Way Mum of the Year competition, which attracted a record 500 entries. While some of Pauline’s children have met their biological mothers, the bond between them and their mother remains the special one. And whether or not she wins the title in Dublin on Tuesday they want everyone to know just how much they love and appreciate her.

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