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The first babies of 2026 were born in Ireland just after midnight, with several arrivals across Dublin and Cork.
The first babies of 2026 were born across Ireland shortly after midnight on January 1.
Elliot Deak was born at 12:00:35 a.m. at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital, weighing 3.65kg, to parents Rachel and Adam Deak.
Millie Elizabeth Kelleher arrived at 12:00:40 a.m. at the National Maternity Hospital, weighing 2.9kg, to parents Sally and John Kelleher.
At the Coombe Hospital, Kash Burke and Leo McNamee were born within minutes of each other, weighing 3.8kg and 3.65kg respectively, followed by baby Anjali, born six minutes after midnight.
In Cork, Frances O’Keeffe was born at 3:41 a.m. at Cork University Maternity Hospital.
Professor Jennifer Walsh was inaugurated as the new master of the National Maternity Hospital, becoming only the second woman to hold the role in its 132-year history.
Los primeros bebés de 2026 nacieron en Irlanda justo después de la medianoche, con varias llegadas en Dublín y Cork.