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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

National News

‘Disturbing’ implications from child hip surgery report, Taoiseach says

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said there are “disturbing” implications if some of the claims made about unnecessary child hip surgeries are true. An audit was conducted into a random anonymised sample of patients, aged one to seven years, who were ...

13 May 2025 at 15:56

National News

Hundreds of young children put through unnecessary hip surgeries – report

A report has uncovered that unnecessary hip surgeries were carried out on hundreds of young children at two Dublin hospitals, the Dail has been told. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said that according to an audit, children aged between one and ...

27 Mar 2025 at 17:43

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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 ...

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 ...

10 Jan 2024 at 11:34

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 non-medical grade ...

14 Apr 2025 at 18:15

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 Information and Quality ...

08 Apr 2025 at 14:13

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 ...

11 Apr 2025 at 14:06

National News

Work to set up ‘dedicated’ child spinal surgery unit has began, minister says

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says work has begun this week to set up a dedicated paediatric spinal surgery unit. He said the unit would ensure there are dedicated beds and healthcare workers so that urgent surgeries ...

07 Feb 2024 at 20:08

National News

'Our little warrior' - Fundraiser launched for nine-month-old girl diagnosed with brain tumour

Two friends have rallied to raise funds for the family of a child recently diagnosed with a brain tumour. Kildare parents Ciera and Neil recieved the devastating news earlier this week that nine-month-old Erin had been ...

13 Oct 2024 at 15:03

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 ...

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 ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:38

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