Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox If anyone deserved a moment of sheer joy today it was the evergreen Dena Murphy.
The 92-year-old great grandmother and community hero has helped hundreds of young offenders get their lives back on track thanks to her allotment.
And it was the setting for an embrace which she has craved - taking in her arms her daughter and granddaughter for the first time since last March when the country entered its first lock down.
As she hugged Bonnie and Jayne she knew it was a moment which longed for and was fortunate to see. Last March Dena was so ill with coronavirus she was convinced she was going to die.
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