RTE Fair City star Rebecca Grimes has welcomed her first child into the world.
The actress, best known for playing Hayley Collins in the popular RTE soap, and her husband Paul Donegan tied the knot in 2023.
The happy couple have now welcomed a new addition to their family and Rebecca took to social media to share the amazing news with fans.
The TV star posted a heartwarming snap of their baby girl, Dara, to her Instagram.
Rebecca was over-joyed with her new arrival as she said: “Early Christmas Present.
“Baby Girl Dara Donegan arrived last week. We are so completely in love.”
She then joked: “And now all the heartburn makes sense. #Hairybaby #StormDara.”
The RTE star’s fans and friends all flocked to the comments to gush over the sweet post and congratulate her.
Clare said: “Absolutely delighted for you she is beautiful.”
Paula wrote: “Congratulations, she is beautiful. Enjoy every minute.”
Yuliya gushed: “Awhhh!!! Congratulations!!! She’s absolutely perfect!!!”
Jules commented: “Omg Grimsey! She’s so beautiful!!! Congratulations! Welcome to the world little Dara!”
Another added: “The update I’ve been waiting for – the biggest congratulations. Welcome baby Dara, you are beautiful.”
Rebecca recently recalled the moment an iconic actress “slapped her across the face”.
She started on Fair City when she was just 17-years-old and was starstruck by all the iconic actors.
Her first big storyline was an affair with Carrigstown’s ‘love rat’ Paul Brennan, played by Tony Tormey, who was married to Clelia Murphy’s character Niamh Cassidy.
Speaking of the iconic storyline on the RTE show, Rebecca said: “It was gas. It was very special because I was his affair number 17.
‘BIG MOMENT’
“So that was really – a big moment. It was a great craic. And people still like to comment on it.
“It’s funny. I was only in the show a week when it happened. People still love to slag me over it.
“It was so funny, like Clelia Murphy going for me.”
The soap had an all-female episode to mark International Women’s Day in 2017 and Rebecca recalled Clelia having to slap her across the face.
Rebecca was in stitches laughing as she said: “And when I tell you she slapped me across the face!
“You can cheat things, you know, so that you do it, but it doesn’t hurt, but… I took it. I took it like a champ.
“If I wanted to be slapped by anybody, it would be Clelia.
“Stuff like that is always great, the kind of saucy stuff is a bit of craic.”