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Dad in UK with ‘ticking time bomb’ heart can now enjoy Christmas with his family

A father of two has been given the ultimate gift this year after surgeons saved his “ticking time bomb” heart and he survived an operation in which he suffered a stroke so he could enjoy Christmas with his family. Tim Williams, 50, a director of an ...

20 Dec 2022 at 11:43

Views & Opinion

Heidi's Happy Feet

Pamela and Tom Griffin are appealing for help for their two year old daughter Heidi. Heidi has been diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia which affects her lower limbs and prevents her from walking with ease. The condition means the nerves are sending ...

28 Jan 2020 at 23:30

National News

Dog who escaped murder undergoes serious head operation to repair axe wound

A dog who escaped certain murder has made it through a serious head operation to repair what is believed to be an axe wound. According to My Lovely Horse Rescue (MLHR), the dog - named Maeve - went through the surgery yesterday (January 9) and ...

10 Jan 2024 at 11:34

National News

Around 50 new child patients listed for spinal surgery each month – report

Approximately 50 new child patients are being listed for spinal surgery procedures each month, according to the latest Spinal Surgery Waiting List released by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI). The activity report for March shows that 123 ...

11 Apr 2025 at 14:06

National News

Report finds use of springs in child surgeries ‘wrong’

A surgeon told a review team that the use of non-medical grade springs in child spine surgeries was “bespoke and experimental”, according to a report by the health watchdog that determined their use was “wrong”. The Health Information ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:18

National News

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

The Taoiseach has pushed back against whether the Government was partly to blame for “a litany” of failures on the use of non-medical grade springs in child spinal surgeries. The fallout is continuing following a report by Ireland’s ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:38

Local News

Kilkenny child with twisted spine will soon undergo life-changing surgery in the UK

A Kilkenny child in need of a life-changing operation in the UK will undergo surgery in the next two months. That's according to an update on a fundraiser created by ten year old Brianna Phelan Somers' mother Catriona, which has ...

09 Aug 2024 at 06:59

National News

HSE orders review into spinal surgery at Temple Street after child’s death

An external review into spinal surgery at an Irish children’s hospital has been ordered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) following a number of poor outcomes including the death of a child. It follows the publication of a ...

18 Sept 2023 at 15:11

GoFundMe: Kilkenny rescue hero Aisling reaches out for help with Dad's surgery costs

Features

GoFundMe: Rescue hero Aisling reaches out for help with brave Dad's surgery costs

“We know that the last year hasn’t been a great year for anyone,” Aisling Hickman Fitzpatrick tells The Kilkenny People, “but for our family it has been a nightmare.” Over 9,000km of land and sea currently separate Aisling ...

14 Jan 2021 at 11:08

National News

Minister meets with CHI board in wake of child spine surgeries controversy

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has met with the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) in the wake of the child spine surgeries controversy. The health watchdog’s report into the experimental use of ...

14 Apr 2025 at 18:15

Other Sport

Irish snooker star Ken Doherty rushed to hospital for emergency operation

Irish snooker star Ken Doherty revealed that he was rushed to hospital for an urgent hernia operation this week. Doherty was taken to the Mater Hospital in Dublin after experiencing severe pain around his belly ...

23 Oct 2024 at 20:22

National News

Children’s Health Ireland chairman steps down after spring implants report

The chairman of the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has stepped down following the publication of a “devastating” report into the use of springs in child spinal surgery. It comes after the Health ...

08 Apr 2025 at 14:13

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