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CHRISTMAS Eve 2012 is a night that Elaine and William Lynch will never forget. The Ruan couple were getting ready to celebrate the season. Their two little boys were waiting for Santa. What should have been the happiest night of the year took a tragic turn when the couple discovered that eight-month old Tadhg had stopped breathing. Despite the best efforts of Elaine and her sister-in-law Patricia, both nurses, and the help of paramedics, Tadhg was lost to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). A decade later, the family of five thinks fondly of Tadhg every day. In April, when Tadhg would have been celebrating his tenth birthday, the Lynchs are organising a fundraising run. The ’10 for Tadhg’ fundraiser takes place on April 10 at 10am and will see people run and walk 10km from the GAA pitch in Ruan and back. The event will raise funds for Féileacáin and The Children’s Hospital at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and will …
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