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

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.

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