'Our brave little girl Emmeline, she was so very loved' - Munster star Billy Holland and wife Lanlih on heartbreak of losing daughter

Munster star Billy Holland and his wife Lanlih want their baby Emmeline's death to help other parents, writes Ralph Riegel

UNCONDITIONAL: Baby Emmeline with doting parents Billy and Lanlih

Ralph Riegel

Emmeline Wahmay Holland closed her eyes in Crumlin Children's Hospital for the final time shortly after 9pm on May 18 last year, just one day short of being six months old.

She died peacefully in the arms of her heartbroken mother, Lanlih Keane, while her father, Munster and Ireland rugby player Billy Holland, embraced his wife and fought back tears.