Brave Cork boy given week to live defies odds to enjoy Christmas with family

Nine-year-old Jamie Murray from Fermoy honoured with a bravery medal courtesy of the Garda charity Little Blue Heroes

Jamie Murray with his Garda bravery medal received earlier this week. Piicture courtesy of Helena Murray

The mother of a nine-year-old boy who in January of this year was given a week to live says they have cherished the difficult months of lockdown as their "miracle" child has defied all the odds to see Christmas.

Jamie Murray from Clondulane, Fermoy, Co Cork is profoundly disabled.