Christmas joy as babies make their first appearance

THE best Christmas presents were still wrapped yesterday — in swaddling clothes and baby grows.

Christmas joy as babies make their first appearance
Sat, 27 Dec, 2008 - 00:00

The Christmas Day babies were being doted upon and showered with gifts after their parents spent Thursday in labour wards around the country.

The first Christmas baby arrived in the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street in Dublin, about 20 minutes after midnight.

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CourtsPlace: Holles StreetPlace: DublinPlace: HaroldPlace: DrimnaghPlace: DuleekPlace: Co MeathPlace: CorkPlace: BallyvolanePlace: PolandPlace: Kerry General HospitalPerson: ClíonaPerson: Rory CartonPerson: Susan YangPerson: Cloe Noelle ZhangPerson: Chengjiu ZhangPerson: Chenxi ZhangPerson: Joanna LynchPerson: Darren RyanPerson: Kai RichardPerson: GeorgePerson: Elizabeth O’MahonyPerson: Sinead DignamPerson: Alan SievewrightPerson: CianPerson: Jennifer SavagePerson: Gary AhernePerson: Christopher SeanPerson: AnnaPerson: Dariusz NapekPerson: NadiaPerson: Monica HarringtonPerson: ChristPerson: HarringtonPerson: Frances FlynnEvent: ChristmasEvent: Christmas DayEvent: New Year’s EveOrganisation: National Maternity HospitalOrganisation: Coombe Women’s HospitalOrganisation: Rotunda HospitalOrganisation: University Maternity HospitalOrganisation: CUMH
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