Meet the 14-year-old Irish girl spending her summer as a circus aerial acrobat

Isabella Gerbola performing an aerial routine in the Big Top in Youghal, Co Cork during Circus Gerbola's summer tour. She says she loves flying through the air for rapt audiences all over Ireland.
This summer, while your average teenager might be happy with the odd babysitting gig, one 14-year-old has found a more unconventional way to earn some much-needed pocket money — flying through the air as an aerial acrobat.
Isabella Gerbola made her big top debut last year as one of Ireland’s youngest circus acrobats.