User:rorynoonanDate:28/02/2013Time:12:58:54Edition:28/02/2013Thuthurecho280213Page:1Color:
EE - V1
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
EDITION NO. 34,847
Serving Cork for 120 years
RRP: e1.50
So small so brave By DEIRDRE O’REILLY
A BRAVE Cork girl isn’t letting her rare condition stop her living life to the full.
Six-year-old Aoibhe O’Connor, on left, who has Mucolipdosis Type II/III or ML II/III pictured with her three-year-old sister, Lauren.
Six-year-old Aoibhe O’Connor from Killeagh weighs 11kg and is just 83cm tall, just over two-and-a-half feet, which is the same as the average one-year-old. She suffers from Mucolipdosis Type II/III or ML II/III, a disease that affects one in 750,000 people — and as far as her parents know she is the only Irish person with it.
But Aoibhe lives life to full despite rare condition
She has a number of physical difficulties but her determined nature ensures it doesn’t stop her from doing anything including playing with her friends in junior infants at Inch National School. To mark International Rare Disease Day today, Aoibhe and her family want to highlight hers, and other lesser known disorders. ● See page three.
● Marymount Hospice gets funds for 20-bed unit: Page two Two north Cork men jailed for attack and sex assault TWO north Cork men who attacked one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night in the city have been given jail sentences of eight and nine years. Colin O’Sullivan and Adam Heneghan were 18-years-old on this night of violence which saw them strike both of the women across the back of the head with a bottle and subject one of them to a violent sexual assault in car park of the Church of the Holy Cross at Dennehy’s Cross before stealing from her. ● See page 10.
Colin O’Sullivan, above left and Adam Heneghan, who were both jailed for sexual assault on one woman and attacking another.
Newtown Dining Immediate Delivery
Victim left scarred by attack
28.02.13 Recommended retail price €1.50
THIS is the wound suffered by a man after he was bitten in the face on a night out in Cork city. Philip Moore from Shandon had part of his face bitten off in an unprovoked attack in 2010, during a night out with family and friends. He has been left scarred as a result of the attack and faces further surgery in April. On Tuesday, a man was given a four year suspended sentence for the incident and paid Philip €11,500 in compensation. ● See page four.
Table and 8 chairs was €2,399 Now €1079 Table and six was €2,199 NOW €899 [45” wide, 62” closed, 84” open]
CORK
Northside Blarney Street T: 021-4393315 Harbour Point Business Park, Little Island T: 021-4355506 Southside Industrial Estate T: 021-4316668 Open: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30 & Sun 2-5.30 WATERFORD
Butlerstown Retail Park, Waterford T: 051-599036 OPEN: Mon-Thurs 9.30-6 Fri 9.30-7 Sat 9.30-6 & Sun 12-6 i www.rightprice.ie
EZLiving