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An undated photo of six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann. Last year the Belfast schoolboy helped change Northern Ireland legislation on organ donation. However, the new law cannot be put in place due to an ongoing political impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Twitter/Donate4Daithi
A change in law inspired by the plight of a six-year-old heart transplant patient has become a touchstone issue in political debate surrounding post-Brexit Northern Ireland.
Belfast schoolboy Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who has been waiting on a new heart for five years, became the name and face of his parents’ successful campaign to increase the number of donors through a change in law.
Patricia is an award winning journalist based in Ireland. She specializes in investigations and giving victims of crime, abuse, and corruption a voice.
