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| Tyrone sextuplet dies in hospital | Tyrone sextuplet dies in hospital |
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| One of Ireland's first sextuplets has died. | One of Ireland's first sextuplets has died. |
| Nuala Conway gave birth to four girls and two boys on 22 May. One of the girls passed away at a local hospital, publicist Max Clifford confirmed. | Nuala Conway gave birth to four girls and two boys on 22 May. One of the girls passed away at a local hospital, publicist Max Clifford confirmed. |
| "Our hearts go out to the mum and dad and we hope that the others are going to be fine," he said. | "Our hearts go out to the mum and dad and we hope that the others are going to be fine," he said. |
| Mrs Conway, from County Tyrone, gave birth to Ursula, Austin, Shannon, Karla, Eoghan and Kerrie in Belfast. It was Kerrie who died. | |
| Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster Mr Clifford said: "Ironically Kerrie, and one of the other sextuplets, were moved from the Royal Victoria in Belfast because they were considered to be the strongest and doing best of all." | Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster Mr Clifford said: "Ironically Kerrie, and one of the other sextuplets, were moved from the Royal Victoria in Belfast because they were considered to be the strongest and doing best of all." |
| "They were moved from there to a local hospital, and tragically Kerry died last night. | "They were moved from there to a local hospital, and tragically Kerry died last night. |
| FROM BBC RADIO ULSTER | FROM BBC RADIO ULSTER |
| "Two months on, the others are all gaining weight and seem to be fine as was Kerrie until sadly this happened." | |
| Mr Clifford said he had spoken briefly to the family and they were "distraught." | |
| Mrs Conway and her husband, Austin, live at Dunamore near Cookstown. | Mrs Conway and her husband, Austin, live at Dunamore near Cookstown. |
| Speaking in June, she said that they had been told risks of proceeding with the birth and given the option of aborting some of the foetuses. | Speaking in June, she said that they had been told risks of proceeding with the birth and given the option of aborting some of the foetuses. |
| "But we knew without discussion what we both wanted. These babies are a wonderful gift from God," she said. | "But we knew without discussion what we both wanted. These babies are a wonderful gift from God," she said. |
| "Whatever God laid out for our lives, we were taking it," she told the Sunday Express newspaper. | "Whatever God laid out for our lives, we were taking it," she told the Sunday Express newspaper. |
| The chairman of Cookstown District Council, SDLP councillor Tony Quinn, said the community would be devastated at the news of the death. | The chairman of Cookstown District Council, SDLP councillor Tony Quinn, said the community would be devastated at the news of the death. |
| "The whole community was so happy and thrilled, first when the babies were born and then as their health began to improve," he said. | "The whole community was so happy and thrilled, first when the babies were born and then as their health began to improve," he said. |
| "Now sadly one has lost its fight for life and my heart goes out to the family. They have the thoughts and prayers of everyone in the community." | "Now sadly one has lost its fight for life and my heart goes out to the family. They have the thoughts and prayers of everyone in the community." |
| Mr Quinn said the community would offer whatever support it could to the family. | |
| The babies were delivered by Caesarean section and were 14 weeks premature. They weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. | The babies were delivered by Caesarean section and were 14 weeks premature. They weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. |
| It was the first recorded birth of sextuplets on the island of Ireland, and the first in the UK since 2001. | It was the first recorded birth of sextuplets on the island of Ireland, and the first in the UK since 2001. |