A Longford woman, who is in kidney failure , and who spent last Christmas in a hospital bed, is urging everyone to stick to Covid rules in the coming days.
CF campaigner Jillian McNulty only woke from a week-long coma on New Year's Eve last year - and subsequently spent three further months in hospital during the first lockdown this spring when she suffered serious health complications.
She is now on a new medication which she says has changed her life and she will be able to spend Christmas with her family.
She told the Joe Finnegan show that it's vital everyone tries to keep their loved ones safe this year