Teddy helps Clodagh bear hospital

She wasn’t really enjoying her stay in hospital — until she got a bear hug and a cuddle from her new friend.

Clodagh Mulhare, aged 11, was one of several young patients at Cork University Hospital yesterday who got a new teddy bear as part of a very special initiative.

And Clodagh, who just hours earlier had been diagnosed with diabetes, said her new cuddly toy will help keep her company in CUH until she gets home to Castlemartyr in Co Cork next week to see her favourite teddy, Snowflake.