Tony and Mary Heffernan 'step back' from the Saoirse Foundation

The 16th BUMBLEance ambulance being launched earlier this year in memory of Saoirse Heffernan. Picture: Robbie Reynolds Photography and the Saoirse Foundation

Tony Heffernan, co-founder of the children’s charity the Saoirse Foundation, has announced that he and his wife Mary are “taking a step back” from their work.

In a message shared on social media on Wednesday Mr Heffernan said they were both “heartbroken” to take this decision.