Cillian O'Connor's magical performance on Britain’s Got Talent has inspired a nine-year-old boy with autism to utter his first words.
The 14-year-old cast a spell on the UK audience to come third in the talent show, narrowly missing out on the €250,000 top prize.
But for Cillian, who has autism and dyspraxia, the biggest reward was using his platform to encourage other children on the spectrum to follow their dreams.