A couple living in Kilbarrack, north Dublin, overnight became parents to one of the first babies born in Ireland on Christmas Day.
Kristin and Colm Concannon welcomed their son Ronan at 0.06am at the Rotunda Hospital. Baby Ronan weighed 3.23kg on arrival at the hospital in Dublin’s north inner city.
Just one minute later, Natalia Simciuc gave birth to her and her partner Constantin’s baby boy, David, also at the Rotunda.
David weighed 3.27kg on his arrival. The Simciucs will bring David home to Tyrellstown, west Dublin.
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Also at the Rotunda, baby Tommy Kenna was born to parents Ruth and Gary, from Kinsealy, Dublin. Tommy was delivered at 7.09am, weighing 3.7kg.
Across the city, the first baby born at the Coombe Hospital was Croía McMullan, weighing 3.27kg on her arrival at 0.41am.
Baby Croía was delivered to parents Jodie and Jeremy McMullan, from Kill, Co Kildare.
Speaking to The Irish Times from the Coombe, Ms McMullan said that giving birth to her daughter felt “extra special”, it being Christmas Day. “If you have to be in hospital at Christmas, this is what you want it to be,” she said.
Earlier this morning, she forgot it was Christmas. “You’re just so focused [on giving birth], everything else goes out the window.”
Ms McMullan said her due date was December 29th, and leading up to the birth, thought she might have a New Year’s Day baby, rather than a Christmas one.
She complimented the staff at the Coombe, who she said were in high spirits despite having to be at work. She described a sense of excitement among the staff at the prospect of her giving birth to a Christmas baby.
Ms McMullan said midwives placed a tiny Santa hat on Croía when they handed the baby to her.
Croía is doing really well, Ms McMullan said, with all her checks done earlier this morning. Her own recovery time will take a bit longer, she said, and she will be staying at the Coombe for a while.
The first baby delivered at the National Maternity Hospital, on Dublin’s Holles Street, was baby Enzo, born to parents Sara Quevedo Moreno and Ewan Snow.
Enzo was born at 3.23am, weighing 3.3kg.
There were at least three babies born on Christmas Day at University Maternity Hospital in Limerick.
Mary Ann Flynn, who lives in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, gave birth to a boy at 3.55am.
Yetunde Ojo Olusanyan, living in Ballysimon, Limerick city, gave birth to a girl at 5.12am.
Linu Susan Varghese will bring her baby boy, born at 7.16am, home to Caherconlish, in Limerick city.
At least three Christmas Day babies were born at Cork University Maternity Hospital. The first of the infants was born at 2.05am.
