‘On that first visit to LauraLynn, any fears we had that nobody could mind Saoirse like us immediately disappeared’Parents Naomi and Jason McMullan lost daughter Saoirse in 2017, when she was days from her seventh birthday. the children’s hospice was a huge help to them during an awful timeNaomi Mc Mullan with her daughter Fiadh, son Odhran and husband Jason at home in Kells, Co. Meath. The McMullans are fronting LauraLynn’s Christmas campaign and sharing the story of their child Saoirse who died in 2017 just before her seventh birthday. Photo: Tony Gavin 09/12/2025Kathy Donaghy Yesterday at 06:30Naomi and Jason McMullan describe LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, as a lighthouse in their lives, helping them care for their daughter, who died in 2017, a few days before her seventh birthday.

Source: Irish Independent December 23, 2025 17:32 UTC