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A little girl who was turned away from a medical trial at Bristol Children's Hospital has died.

Doireann Martin was diagnosed with DIPG, an inoperable brain tumour, in November 2015.

Despite hearing from doctors there was no survival rate for the illness, and that the average life span after diagnosis was just nine month, parents Ivan and Tract launched an incredible £130,000 campaign to explore new treatment options.

They had heard about a medical trial run by Professor Steven Gill in Bristol Children's Hospital, and started fundraising towards it.

Doireann's scan results were sent to the trial in March 2016 to see if they would be suitable.

The trial offered a way of getting chemotherapy to the tumour while bypassing the blood brain barrier, and would have cost the family £45,000.

But in May, the family heard Bristol couldn't take the six-year-old for two to three months.

Despite her parents' best efforts, Doireann died yesterday, Friday, February 3, after a brave 14-month battle.

A family friend yesterday said: "We're just all so sorry and sad today. When it happens to someone so young it's so hard.

"The whole community and wider community pulled in together and did their best to support the family in any way we could."

Doireann undertook a course of radiation in December 2015, which shrank the tumour and alleviated her symptoms, while three sessions of convection-enhanced drug delivery (CED) in Germany costing €45,000 also helped to stall the tumour's growth, the Irish Mirror reported.

However, Doireann's symptoms started to return in July and by August last year she was having trouble walking and had weakness in her left side.

A subsequent scan showed the tumour was progressing.

Last month, the Martins met CED specialists at Harley Street in London.

Unfortunately, the couple were told Doireann was no longer suitable for treatment and there was a rapid growth of the tumour last month.

Jo Bishop, a childhood cancer advocate for families fighting DIPG and a friend of the Martin family earlier posted a tribute on mum Tracy's social media page.

She said: "Beautiful and precious Doireann has passed away. She captured all of our hearts as she fought DIPG.

"Please keep her mum, dad and sister in your thoughts and prayers. We are so very sorry Ivan and Tracy Martin #PrincessDoireann."