A Mother’s Fight to Bring Her Son to Ireland | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 2m

A Gazan physiotherapist, Zainab Eid, has been awarded a scholarship to study Public Health in Ireland — but faces heartbreak as her four-year-old son Karim can’t come with her due to visa restrictions. Living in a Gaza tent amid trauma and loss, she’s fighting for the basic right to reunite with her child, while also pursuing a career focused on women’s health in Palestine. With political support mounting and Ireland’s Department of Justice refusing to comment, Eid’s case highlights a humanitarian crisis: over 20 other Gazan scholars have been denied visas despite full funding. Her legal team…