Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh welcomes first child after IVF journey
MEP Maria Walsh with her new baby daughter, Nell Brigid Walsh.
Midlands-North-West MEP Maria Walsh has shared the first photo of her newborn daughter, Nell Brigid Walsh.
The Fine Gael politician announced the birth of her first child in an Instagram post, sharing a photograph of herself with her daughter and another of her parents holding a baby carrier.
“We are together and home,” Ms Walsh wrote.
“Nell Brigid Walsh, you are loved beyond words,” she added.
“My bright, shining light – the meaning of your first name.
“My force of nature – your middle name recognising our heroic St Brigid.”
Ms Walsh also paid tribute to her family as they welcomed the newest addition, writing: “Our village has gathered. Mamó and Daideo already showing you the way.”
She thanked the medical team who cared for her throughout her pregnancy, as well as staff at University Hospital Galway, where Nell Brigid was born.
“I feel so grateful, and I am in love,” she added. “Just call me Mama.”
Ms Walsh announced in May that she was expecting her first child, having conceived through IVF using donated sperm as a single parent.
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