The first baby delivered through a natural birth in 2008 was born in Kerry General Hospital in Tralee.
Mother Amanda O'Connell from Tralee gave birth to a girl at one second past midnight. The baby weighed 6lbs 13oz.
Another baby was born at the same time through Cesarean Section at the Cork University Maternity Hospital. Tomas Kowalcztk weighed 6lbs 15oz. His mother Agnieszka and father Kamil live in Blarney in Co Cork.
The first boy born through a natural birth was delivered in the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar at 12.20am this morning. His parents are Barbara and Keith Dunne from Mullingar.
The first baby born in Dublin was born at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street at 12.55am. The boy, who has yet to be given a name, weighed under 8lbs. His mother is Catherine Magee from Co Dublin.
