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'LIFE-THREATENING' - Children's Health Ireland warns of risks ride-on lawnmowers pose to children

Children's Health Ireland has warned parents to never allow children on or outside near a ride-on lawnmower, saying that a life-changing injury from a lawnmower blade "only takes a second". The health organisation revealed that at least two children ...

01 May 2024 at 10:01

National News

CHI boss: I have ‘no recollection’ of discussing springs in child surgeries

The CEO of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has said she has “absolutely no recollection” of discussing the use of non-medical springs in surgeries with any clinician. The hospital group is at the centre of a controversy around post-operative ...

28 Sept 2023 at 18:14

National News

Taoiseach ‘can’t comprehend’ why Harvey was removed from surgery waiting list

The Taoiseach has said he “can’t comprehend” why Harvey Morrison Sherratt was “deliberately” removed from a waiting list for surgery, adding he, the Tanaiste and Minister for Health would meet Harvey’s parents on Wednesday afternoon. ...

12 Nov 2025 at 15:50

National News

Sinn Fein criticises ‘litany of failure’ in children’s health

Children’s lives have been “devastated by the litany of failures in healthcare”, Sinn Fein has said. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said the report into the implant of non-surgical springs in children, and the audit into potentially ...

10 Apr 2025 at 16:03

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

Parents urged not to buy e-scooters for children under 16 for Christmas

People have been urged not to buy e-scooters for children ahead of the Christmas period as authorities warned of a “worrying” rise in brain injuries linked to their use. It is illegal for children aged under 16 to ride an ...

13 Nov 2025 at 13:29

National News

State ‘completely failed’ boy who died after waiting for scoliosis surgery

The state has “completely failed” a nine-year-old-boy who died in July, Mary Lou McDonald has said. Harvey Morrison, who suffered from scoliosis, died on July 29. His parents Gillian Sherratt and Stephen Morrison learned ...

12 Aug 2025 at 13:56

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

Sinn Fein criticises Donnelly’s ‘list of incompetencies’

It was not possible to audit the use of millions of euros for child scoliosis services in the immediate weeks after it was allocated, the Tanaiste has said. In 2022, the Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly ...

04 Jul 2024 at 14:12

National News

‘Not a snowball’s chance’ children’s hospital will be finished on time, TD says

There is not a “snowball’s chance” that the new national children’s hospital in Dublin will be completed next year, it has been claimed. The facility has been beset with delays and spiralling costs since ...

25 Oct 2023 at 12:48

National News

Families will be asked for input to get child spinal inquiry ‘right’ – Tanaiste

The Government will work with families on the terms of reference for a public inquiry into the care of children with scoliosis and spina bifida “to get this right”, the Tanaiste has said. Simon Harris ...

15 Nov 2025 at 13:35

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 ...

14 Apr 2025 at 18:15

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