Daniel ready to answer Ireland’s call

A YOUNG sports fanatic is looking forward to leading out the Irish rugby team in their crunch tie with

Daniel Moloney from Youghal, Co Cork, has been counting down the days since hearing the news last Friday that he has been selected as the team mascot for the crunch tie.

The seven-year-old suffers from cystic hygroma, a condition which has left part of his face disfigured by a large cyst. The condition means he has limited speech and breathes with the help of a tracheotomy, a tube from a hole in his neck to his lungs.