CELEBRATIONS were held in west Belfast on Thursday night following the successful passing of Dáithí's Law at Westminster.
Friends, family, neighbours, and even a few DC and Marvel superheroes attended a special surprise homecoming event for six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann and his parents in Ballymurphy, but a travel delay meant the event was held without the young man of the hour and his parents, Seph and Máirtín.
They remained in London, having watched from the public gallery at the House of Commons on Wednesday as the legislation was passed.
However, praises were still sung for Dáithí at the gathering, to celebrate his campaign to introduce new donor legislation for the north, which until now had remained the only part of the UK without an opt-out system.
Brave Dáithí, who needs a heart transplant, has become a local superhero in west Belfast and beyond, and Wednesday's event saw Batman join forces with, not one but, two Spidermen, and Wolverine, to thank him and his parents for introducing life-saving legislation.
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School children with placards also joined in the fun, to chant "Well done Dáithí", while the youngster's grandfather, Martin Smith, thanked attendees and praised the backing their family has had throughout the campaign.
"It's absolutely amazing, the support we have received from each and every one of you," he said.
Earlier today I welcomed six year old Dáithí Mac Gabhann and his family to Speaker's House. He and his family were in the public gallery of the Chamber today as legislation was passed allowing an opt-out organ donation system to be implemented in Northern Ireland. pic.twitter.com/NyibCqwJr7
— Sir Lindsay Hoyle (@CommonsSpeaker) February 22, 2023
Meanwhile, among well-known political faces to have met Dáithí in London was Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, who posted images of his meeting with the Mac Gabhann family to his Twitter page.
