Family and fans fly flag for Chris

THE last time Eurovision hopeful Chris Doran’s mother flew it was on a very different mission.

As 59-year-old Margaret made her way towards the check-in desk at Dublin airport yesterday to head to Istanbul for the Eurovision, she admitted this was a flight she was actually looking forward to. She can't wait to see her son on stage and be among the 9,000-strong crowd at the Istanbul basketball arena tomorrow night.

"The last time I flew, it was to Medjugorje. I went out that time to pray for Chris. It was around the time he was very sick with cancer. . It was five years ago. I'll be praying for him again on Saturday night but it too will be a very different type of prayer.