Dáithí Mac Gabhann to be granted freedom of Belfast

A six-year-old boy who inspired changes to Northern Ireland’s organ donation laws is set to be granted the freedom of Belfast, BBC News NI has learned.

The family of Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who needs a heart transplant, campaigned for the legislation to pass at Westminster last month.

It had been delayed due to the political stalemate at Stormont, but the government then stepped in. Read More