Award-winning theatre star Sonya Kelly and her wife Kate Ferris have welcomed a beautiful baby girl.
The proud parents have named the child Juno, which means “queen of heaven" in Roman mythology.
Although Juno was born on April 19, the couple have only just shared images of the adorable tot.
Taking to Facebook, Kate posted several pictures of her daughter captioned: “Juno Gemma Kelly-Ferris arrived earth side April 19 this year. Sonya and I have been blessed with a wondrous, strong, curious, miracle baby who has transformed our lives forever.
"We couldn’t have come this far after such a long journey without the support of our family and friends, it takes a village. Welcome to the world Juno, Queen of the Heavens.”
Following the post, congratulations flooded in for the new family.
Juno’s birth is the latest instalment in the couple’s story which Sonya, who is the niece of the late Father Ted actor Frank Kelly, turned into a hit stage play called How To Keep An Alien.
The show documented how the couple met and fell for each other just four weeks before Australian national Kate’s visa to remain in Ireland expired.
They subsequently found themselves embroiled in a bureaucratic nightmare as they tried to persuade Irish authorities of their right to live together in Ireland.
The couple were eventually successful in securing Kate a visa and have subsequently married following the introduction of Marriage Equality. Kate now works as the head of Stage Management in The Lir although she is currently on maternity leave.
During promotion for How To Keep An Alien, Sonya admitted that she found it tricky to write about someone she was in a relationship with, telling the Irish Post: "Every time I sit at the computer and have a good idea, I think of all the people I’m going to be in trouble with.”
The play eventually toured internationally, including a stop in Kate’s hometown of Brisbane which she admitted left her “absolutely rattling” as all her family attended.
