'Friedreich’s Ataxia doesn’t wait': Cork father urges approval of drug as son’s condition deteriorates

Friedreich's Ataxia doesn’t wait, Craig Coady says, as he details the harrowing reality his family faces as they desperately wait for life-changing drug, Skyclarys, to be approved for use in Ireland.

Mr Coady, whose 16-year-old son Paudie suffers from the genetic condition, told The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast that following a recent meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, he is hopeful the medicine will soon be greenlit.

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