Parents of boy with muscular dystrophy to hold rally at Dáil to campaign for vital drug

Archie Ennis: GoFundMe campaign has so far raised €600,000 for Archie’s treatment abroad, but it not even half of what he needs.

The mother of a child with a muscle-wasting disease is to hold a rally at the Dáil on Wednesday, urging the Government to support the introduction of a vital drug here that will help slow progression of the disease.

Archie Ennis, aged 8, from Dublin, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy before Christmas — a condition that affects about 120 boys in Ireland. There is no cure for it.