Mum’s heartfelt plea to help her ‘beautiful son’ with autism

For a tangible expression of motherly love, see Adrienne Murphy and Caoimh Connolly, mother and child, faces pressed tenderly together in a photo of a protest at the Dáil when Caoimh was just a tot.

Fast-forward 14 years, and while the bond is just as strong, Caoimh’s severe autism is sabotaging their lives.

Adrienne, a journalist, now finds herself at the centre of a story after making a heartful plea on Facebook for help.