Joy to the world as babes arrive

IN MANY cases, these mothers didn’t expect to be brandishing Christmas Day babies but they were all delighted after experiencing one of the most unforgettable Christmas Days of their lives.

In Limerick, Amanda Haynes gave birth to a baby boy at 12 minutes past midnight on Christmas Day. At the Coombe Women’s Hospital in Dublin, Sheeba John gave birth to baby Ryan Shariff at 12.49am. At the Rotunda in Dublin, Raneshdev and Kirtee Mundhill welcomed their son, Hrishant, into the world at 12.14am.

Geraldine Maher from Fermoy in Co Cork gave birth to her son Oisín Daly at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) at 6.22am on Christmas Day. Oisín, who weighed in at 5lbs 9oz, wasn’t due until the end of January.