Couple push for drug that slows down muscular dystrophy to be made available in Ireland

Dubliners Una Ennis and her husband Kenneth ran a high-profile campaign for their son Archie who was recently diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

The mother of an eight-year-old boy who suffers from muscular dystrophy has met with TDs to push for a new potentially lifesaving drug to be made available in Ireland.

Dubliners Una Ennis and her husband Kenneth ran a high-profile campaign for their son Archie who was recently diagnosed with a muscle wasting disease that affects around 120 boys in Ireland.