Cork mother tells Taoiseach her disabled daughter has been 'ignored' by the State

Cobh woman Antoinette Burke asked Micheál Martin to ensure her daughter could get hip replacement surgery abroad
Cork mother tells Taoiseach her disabled daughter has been 'ignored' by the State

Antoinette Burke (right) from Cobh confronts Taoiseach Micheál Martin (left). Picture: Noel Sweeney/PA Wire

A Cork mother has pleaded with Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ensure her 18-year-old disabled daughter can seek treatment abroad.

Antoinette Burke, from Cobh, told Mr Martin at the opening day of the Fianna Fáil think-in at the Rochestown Park Hotel that her daughter Katie Byrne has been “ignored” by the State.

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