The special school founded from whiskey
Whiskey and education do not normally mix.Mitchell House school in Belfast - which has just celebrated its 60th birthday - was established thanks to a gift from distillers.
The school has been teaching pupils with conditions such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida for six decades.Ms Donnan started teaching at Mitchell House in 2007 and became principal in 2017. "We have over the last 10 years or so seen an increase in the medical complexities of the children," Ms Donnan said.
"So we have children in wheelchairs, children who have mobility issues, we've had children in the past who've maybe had limbs amputated as a result of meningitis.
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