Angie Benhaffaf with her sons Hassan and Hussein at the awards ceremony in the College Green Hotel in DublinA mother of formerly conjoined twins was named the Lidl Family Carer of the Year for 2025 by Family Carers Ireland. In a ceremony in the College Green Hotel, Dublin, on Thursday, Angie Benhaffaf, from Co Cork, received the title in recognition of the care she gives to her twin sons Hassan and Hussein. [ Benhaffaf twins attend first day of primary school in Co CorkOpens in new window ]Their mother described them as “typical teenage boys. Family Carers Ireland, a national charity supporting family carers across the country, said each week more than half a million people provide more than 19 million hours of care, a contribution valued at more than €20 billion a year. The regional Family Carers of the Year are: Alison McManus, from Dublin (Leinster winner); Brendan Dee, from Leitrim (Connacht winner); and Mary O’Sullivan, from Cavan (Ulster winner).

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 18:53 UTC