Covid-positive mother overjoyed as gives birth to first baby of 2021

Jennifer McWilliams with Brody: 'We cannot believe that he is the first baby born in Ireland in 2021'

The first baby born in Ireland in 2021 was little Brody McWilliam Brown, whose mum had recently tested positive for Covid-19.

"He's great. He's doing so well," his mum Jennifer McWilliams told the Irish Examiner from the National Maternity Hospital.