Cork woman gives birth to 'miracle' baby after kidney transplant

Colette Hawe said: 'I am eternally grateful to the donor and their family for giving me a second chance at life and the opportunity to become a mother.'

Kidney transplant recipient Colette Hawe celebrates the birth of her healthy baby girl Croía. Picture. John Allen

A Cork woman has given birth just in time for Mother's Day to what she says is a "miracle" baby following a kidney transplant

Colette Hawe, 37, from Charleville in Cork, and her partner Morgan Lyons, recently welcomed their baby girl into the world.