Joint undertaking as hip couple go under knife

They’ve enjoyed romantic dinners, hand-in-hand walks and many special times together during their 43 years of marriage. Now, they can add hip replacements to the list.

Stephen and Kathleen Leamy, from Youghal, Co Cork, were recovering yesterday after undergoing hip replacement surgery one after the other in a private hospital in Northern Ireland.

“As I said before we came up: This will either make or break the marriage,” joked Mr Leamy.