"Sleep tight angel, and don't forget to give Saoirse a big hug"

There were emotional scenes in Co Kerry today as little Liam Heffernan, the five-year-old boy who died at the weekend from Batten's Disease, was laid to rest.

Liam finally lost his lifelong struggle against Battens, a very rare neuro degenerative brain disorder that also claimed the life of his sister Saoirse (5) in 2011, on Sunday morning.