Seven-year-old Cork boy 'doing well' after bone marrow transplant op in UK

Shay McInerney, from Youghal received the bone marrow from an anonymous donor

Shay McInerney from Youghal has an extremely rare illness which makes him susceptible to various sicknesses, including lymphoma, while attacking the immune system.

The family of a seven-year-old Cork boy say he is "doing well" in a Newcastle hospital following a bone marrow transplant in his battle against an extremely rare illness.

Shay McInerney, from Youghal is being treated at the city's Royal Victoria hospital for XLP1, an X-linked lymphoproliferative condition.