VIDEO: Benhaffaf family - ‘The little steps they took are for everyone who helped us'

It was a dream come true for their proud parents as Ireland’s “little fighters” held hands and walked unaided into their first day at school.

Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, who were born joined at the chest in 2009, strolled confidently, hand-in-hand, into junior infants in Midleton Educate Together NS in east Cork yesterday, to begin the next chapter of their remarkable journey.

Their parents, Angie and Azzedine, said they were delighted and emotional.