Republic of Ireland footballer James McClean has made one Cork family's day, after he donated €1,000 to help two-year-old Faith Browne get much-needed surgery in America.
Faith suffers from Spastic Diplegia Cerebal Palsy and a rare hearing condition called ANSD. She is unable to walk, crawl, stand or sit up unaided.
The Browne family have set up a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise €100,000 - the sum needed to help fund a life-saving operation in America.
Talking to Neil Prendeville on Cork's Red FM, mum Lisa said that they were ecstatic to receive such a incredible donation from the footballer.
"A friend of ours in Mallow messaged him and asked him if he’d send on a Republic of Ireland jersey to auction it off for Faith,” Lisa explained.
“He got back to us and he said James McClean was after donating €1,000 to Faith’s GoFundMe.
“As a family, we’d like to say thank you so much to James McClean for donating that money. It’s fantastic.”
"I would like to thank football star James MacClean who donated €1,000 to my daughter's Go Fund Me account. Lisa" https://t.co/PudGJoJf9w pic.twitter.com/TFzV5QYJ2W
— Neil Prendeville (@NeilRedFM) February 1, 2017
So far, thanks to the huge number of incredibly generous donations, the family have raised a whopping €50K - that's half of their €100,000 target.
If you are in a position to donate, you can do so here.