Farmer thrilled with rare donkey twins

Christmas has come early for animal lover Cormac Williams whose pet donkey, named Tulip, has given birth to twin foals.

Twins are extremely rare in donkeys, with only a few pairs currently known in the world, and when twins are born, one invariably dies.

However, the twins born on the Williams’ farm, in Brewsterfield, outside Killarney, Co Kerry, less than two weeks ago are both thriving.