FREEMAN of Belfast, Dáithí Mac Gabhann, got to meet Armagh football manager Kieran McGeeney at Saturday's Ulster Championship clash with Antrim.
The six-year-old west Belfast boy and his family were among thousands of fans to turn out for the match at Armagh's Box-It Athletic Grounds, and Dáithí enjoyed a personal meeting with Kieran, sharing an on-pitch fist-bump with the former All-Ireland-winning senior captain.
The meeting came days after the decision to grant Dáithí the Freedom of the City was ratified by Belfast City Council in recognition of his fronting the successful campaign to bring in new opt-out organ donation legislation for the north.
The youngster, who requires a heart transplant, spearheaded the campaign for 'Dáithí's Law', which comes into effect on June 1, meaning all adults in Northern Ireland will be considered organ donors unless they choose to opt-out or are in an excluded group, such as visitors or temporary residents.
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The new law was passed at Westminster in February after efforts to pass it at Stormont were blocked by the DUP's ongoing power-sharing boycott over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
It followed tireless campaigning by Dáithí's parents, dad Máirtín and mum Seph, and the Ballymurphy family has been praised as "an inspiration to all" by the British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland.
Dáithí has joined names including former US President Bill Clinton and Good Friday Agreement talks chair Senator George Mitchell in receiving the exclusive Freedom of Belfast honour.
