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LISTEN: Roscommon school raising funds to help Naughton boys get 'life-changing' treatment

Feb 13, 2025 15:32 By Shannonside News
LISTEN: Roscommon school raising funds to help Naughton boys get 'life-changing' treatment
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Second year students at Roscommon Community College are organising a fundraiser to help their two friends change their lives forever.

A Roscommon school is organising a fundraiser to help two young boys get life-changing treatment in the United States.
In 2012, George and Isaac Naughton were diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive muscle-wasting disease for which there is no treatment and no cure.

The Naughton family sadly lost their son Archie to the disease in 2022.
George and Isaac have now been invited to participate in a ground-breaking clinical trial in the U.S.
Second year students at Roscommon Community College are organising a fundraiser to help their two friends change their lives forever.
Daniela Rana has been speaking to Deputy Principal Jude Lohan about the initiative:

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To make a donation or to find out more, visit https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/RCC

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