A Waterford baby girl has become the first new Irish person of 2010.
Weighing 9 lbs 15 oz, Ava Hennessy was born at 28 seconds past midnight at Waterford Regional Hospital.
A baby boy Harvey Hetherington was born at 12:01 in Mount Carmel Hospital in Dublin.
Harvey Hetherington weighed 6 lbs 7oz.
