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After more than four years of campaigning, an inclusive, commemorative space for those who have lost a child has opened in a Craigavon park.

First discussed in early 2019, plans to install a memory bench in Tannaghmore Gardens were originally approved in November 2020, following a campaign by Danielle Donohoe – who lost one of her twin daughters during her pregnancy – and supported by Councillor Julie Flaherty.

At the time, Cllr Flaherty’s proposal was seconded by the then Craigavon councillor, Declan McAlinden who praised both women for their efforts to bring the “tremendous proposal forward”.

Opening of baby loss memorial garden in Craigavon welcomed