'Having hope is really important': Cork woman on Huntington's breakthrough

About 1,100 people in Ireland are directly affected at any one time and another 3,000 family members at risk

Éadaoin Berkeley: 'I think it’s really good news and a great success story for myself and others in the Huntington's community.' Picture: Chani Anderson

A breakthrough treatment for Huntington’s disease has been welcomed as "hope for the future" by a Cork woman living with the devastating condition.

Huntington’s disease, a degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a gene therapy trial.