No limits as Joanne shines on Late Late

THE teenager widely credited with persuading the Government to perform a rapid U-turn on disability benefit cuts got a rapturous welcome on the Late Late Show last night.

Joanne O’Riordan, aged 15, was born with total amelia, which means she has no arms and legs.

She penned a letter to the Irish Examiner — which appeared on the front page — in which she castigated Enda Kenny for going back on a promise he made not to cut such benefits.

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