#child-heroism

#child-heroism

I think that Austin's brilliant, and I think the world of him. It's wonderful for them to be alive and well, wonderful. I'm proud of the two boys and the wee girl. She's a very, very shy little girl. She doesn't like any publicity at all, versus the two boys are very good, and herself, it was great, absolutely brilliant. And I hope it will give a lesson to other people not to go out on them damn things.

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.