The first baby born this year is thought to have been delivered just minutes after midnight at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital.
The hospital confirmed today that a baby boy, Arlo Robert Emmett, was born at four minutes past midnight this morning.
Baby Arlo, who weighed 4.2 kg (9 pounds, 4 ounces), was adopted by parents Nicole and Robert Emmett from Ashbourne.
baby Arlo and mother Nicole
Just two minutes after Arlo came into the world, baby Mirha was delivered at Coombe Hospital in Dublin.
Born at 12:06 a.m., Mirha weighed 2.21 kg (4 pounds, 14 ounces) and was brought into the world by her Pakistani mother, Sundas Khan.
talk to journal, Sundas said: “Apart from her husband, we have no family here. We felt completely welcome at Coombe and the staff were fantastic in bringing Mirha safely into the world.” is.”
welcome to @CoombeHospital Baby Mirha and her mother Sundas Khan. Our New Year’s baby arrived 6 minutes after midnight and weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. I wish happiness to all the mothers and babies born today. @HSELive @DMHospitalGroup pic.twitter.com/WcHnPb7yLq
— Coombe Hospital (@CoombeHospital) January 1, 2024
Outside of Dublin, Daniel’s first baby, Amelia, was born at 12.13am at Letterkenny Hospital in County Donegal, weighing 3.65kg.
From a report from Diarmuid Pepper.
