Family of hospitalised Minister Patrick O'Donovan issue update on his condition
Communications Minister ‘heartened’ by support since hospitalisation
THE family of Communications Minister Patrick O’Donovan have issued an update on his condition.
The Limerick TD was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a suspected seizure during an event he was hosting at University of Limerick (UHL) for his counterparts from across the European Union.
In a brief statement, posted to his Instagram page, his family wrote that his team in University Hospital Limerick “are working with him to ensure his return to his department as soon as new treatment has bedded down.”
They added that the Fine Gael man is “heartened by the support for his long-term cabinet career demonstrated by his colleagues.”
Well-wishes have continued to pour in for Mr O’Donovan, who is in intensive care at UHL.
A TD since 2011, and a councillor from 2004 up to that point, the Newcastle West man opened up last year about his epilepsy diagnosis.
It’s a condition he has suffered from for more than 10 years.