Mum of the year stayed strong after child’s death

The mother of three from Maynooth, Co Kildare, was nominated for the title by a friend, who admired how she had stayed so positive and strong after the death of her child.
Four-year-old Katie had been very sick with a mitochondrial disorder — an inherited chronic illness that causes debilitating physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities — that required 24-hour care at home. She also stayed at the Laura Lynn House, Ireland’s first children’s hospice.