Cystic Fibrosis row: Hospital visits are part of his life

Most kids bat off minor bugs fairly effortlessly but not Fíonn Flannery O’Riordan.

His less-than-robust immune system make trips to hospital a nightmare — mum Aimee Flannery is acutely aware of the threat to his health once he steps over the threshold at Cork University Hospital.

Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at just eight weeks old, regular hospital visits are part of his life.