#child-heroism

#child-heroism

When Rhian Haselip woke up feeling under the weather, she didn't think much of it. As a mother of two young children, fatigue and sniffles are part of everyday life. But as the hours passed, her mild discomfort gave way to intense nausea. Haselip remembers leaving her 7-year-old daughter, Jessica, and 3-year-old son, Brody, in front of the television while she ran upstairs to vomit.

Kilgarvan councillor Johnny Healy-Rae has been working with machinery since he could walk and is more than aware of the safety risks, yet a momentary decision in recent days while working with a tractor resulted in a serious accident.