6 hours ago Sinead O’Connor's son absconded from hospital while he was meant to be under 24/7 supervision, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Shane O’Connor (17) heard he had gone missing on the morning of 6 January, 2022 from the hospital where he was being treated.

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6 hours ago No healthcare assistant available for Sinead O’Connor’s son, inquest hears

The inquest heard Sinead O'Connor, who died suddenly just 18 months later in London, had formally identified her son’s body to gardaí at the mortuary in St Colmcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown on January 8th, 2022.

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14 hours ago Interim chief executive at Children’s Health Ireland resigns from post

Fiona Murphy was appointed as acting chief executive in January when Eilish Hardiman went on leave

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17 hours ago Locals protest over plans for student accommodation block in Terryland

There was a protest in the city this morning over plans for a student accommodation block in Terryland. The project in question would consist of 84 apartments across seven multi-storey blocks – offering a total of almost 600 beds. Local residents gathered at the junction of Dyke Road and Coolough Road this morning, across from […] The post Locals protest over plans for student accommodation block in Terryland appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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21 hours ago GAA project sees Headford students secure their place at SciFest National Finals

Two students from Headford, whose project measured the carbon footprint of GAA clubs in their area, have secured their place in the SciFest National Finals in Dublin later this month. Presentation College second year students Rory Maguire and Matthew Daly impressed judges at the SciFest@College regional final at ATU Galway earlier this year with their […] The post GAA project sees Headford students secure their place at SciFest National Finals appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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