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Late-night assault leaves man hospitalised in Letterkenny

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man was hospitalised after being attacked by another man, who then took off in a car, late at night at Lower Main Street, Letterkenny. The injured man was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital to receive ...

30 Jan 2024 at 11:33

World

Pope’s doctors considered stopping treatment to ‘let him go’ after health crisis

Pope Francis’ medical team briefly considered suspending treatment, but instead decided on an aggressive course that put his organs at risk, the doctor co-ordinating his hospital care has said. Dr Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and ...

25 Mar 2025 at 15:44

Family

‘My husband’s heartburn turned out to be cancer and transplant was his route to cure – a donor gave him a second chance’

A fit father of three whose heartburn turned out to be leukaemia has been given a “second chance” at life after just one match was found for a life-saving transplant. Neil Morris, a 44-year-old HR director from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, was ...

05 Mar 2025 at 06:30

Brother of woman who refused chemotherapy says mother ‘sacrificed’ her daughter

The brother of a woman who died after refusing chemotherapy told an inquest his conspiracy theorist mother “sacrificed” his sister “for her own principles” by advising her not to seek treatment. Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal ...

30 Jul 2025 at 18:35

Conspiracy theorist says daughter died by medical gross negligence manslaughter

A high-profile conspiracy theorist claims her daughter’s death was caused by gross negligence manslaughter from medical staff, an inquest heard. Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 last year and was taken to Royal Sussex ...

31 Jul 2025 at 17:00

Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

The parents of a Cambridge graduate who refused chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer have both been warned about their behaviour in court during an inquest into her death. Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 ...

12 Aug 2025 at 19:36

Health

Man debilitated by Lyme disease tick bite says he’s spent nearly £150k on private medical care to feel ‘four out of 10’

A man debilitated by a Lyme disease tick bite says he has had to spend nearly £150,000 on private medical care just to feel “four out of 10”. Steven Williams, 39, from Bridgend, South Wales, was living a “normal” active ...

18 Jul 2025 at 06:30

Health

Mum receives £10,000 settlement after dentist broke her jaw during tooth extraction and bone later came out in her hand

A mother has received a £10,000 settlement after her former dentist broke her jaw during a tooth extraction, causing a fragment of bone to come out in her hand and stroke-like “drooping” of her lip. Emily Starling, a ...

13 May 2025 at 00:01

Local News

Arranmore RNLI responds to medical evacuation with casualty transferred to LUH

Arranmore RNLI assisted in a medical evacuation from the island. The casualty was brought to the lifeboat by the island ambulance and was then transported to Burtonport to a waiting ambulance for treatment at ...

30 Jul 2024 at 17:33

Local News

Thérapie Clinic due to open first Donegal branch

Thérapie Clinic, Europe’s number one medical aesthetic clinic group, is opening its newest clinic in Letterkenny this July. The brand new clinic will be the first Thérapie Clinic to open in Donegal and the ...

10 Jun 2024 at 20:33

Health

Father with terminal cancer who had two-thirds of penis ‘chopped off’ defies ‘bleak’ prognosis after ‘radical’ treatment

A father with terminal cancer who had two-thirds of his penis “chopped off” has defied doctors’ “bleak” 12-month prognosis after undergoing “radical” treatment. Patrick Howard, 65, who is retired and ...

18 Sept 2025 at 06:30

Family

Man whose stroke left him unable to walk or talk cannot ‘speak to or cuddle’ six-year-old daughter

A man whose bad headache in the middle of the night turned out to be a stroke and a brain haemorrhage has been left unable to walk or speak, and his family are left uncertain about “which parts of ...

06 Oct 2025 at 15:01

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