James McClean donates to help Cork girl’s bid for life-changing operation

“As a family, we’d like to say thank you so much to James McClean. It’s fantastic.”

A Cork family received a surprise boost when they discovered that Ireland international James McClean had donated €1,000 to help fund Faith Browne’s life-changing operation, writes Stephen Barry.

Faith is a three-and-a-half-year-old girl from Castletownroche in County Cork who was born with an extensive brain injury. The typically bright and happy child has been diagnosed with a condition called Spastic Diplegia Cerebal Palsy and a rare hearing condition called ANSD (auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder).