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Minister Patrick O'Donovan taken to hospital after becoming unwell in Brussels
Irish Government
Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan was taken to hospital after becoming unwell during an official visit to Brussels.
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Two injured in 'explosion' in Belfast city centre as emergency services rush to scene
Belfast
Two people were taken to hospital after a gas canister explosion in Belfast city centre sparked a major emergency response.
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Family's heartbreaking tribute to 'beautiful' daughter, 7, killed by falling tree
People
Leonna Ruka was visiting family in Southend when a tree fell on her at the park
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Family's world 'turned upside down' after grandmother's deathbed confession
Crime
A woman was left stunned after her grandmother made a shocking deathbed confession - and it turned her family's entire world upside down and changed their view on her
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Belfast stabbing victim’s condition 'improving' and he may soon come out of coma
Belfast
Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back in a stabbing attack on Monday which preceded two nights of disorder in Northern Ireland
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'I woke from 6-month coma with no memory of what happened, then nurse dropped bombshell'
Hospitals
John Pennington woke from a six-month coma after a devastating car accident left him with a traumatic brain injury – only to face heartbreaking news soon after opening his eyes
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Man, 25, tragically dies after super-gluing genitals as a form of contraception
Hospitals
A 25-year-old man has died in India after using super-strong epoxy resin glue as contraception instead of a condom during sex
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Major development in fatal Dublin stabbing probe as gardai make two arrests
Gardai
Gardai investigating the fatal stabbing of student Qayyum Balogun in Dublin city centre have arrested a man and a woman in a major development in the case.
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'Your home becomes your hospital' - New virtual ward helps patients recover from comfort of home
Hospitals
Paddy Mooney from Tullamore was able to recover at home after a severe case of influenza thanks to the new virtual ward
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Man, 30s, dies in hospital after swimming across River Liffey following alleged assault at War Memorial Gardens
River Liffey
Gardai have issued an appeal for witnesses following the incidents over the weekend
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Tourist, 20, fighting for life in Thai hospital after truck 'runs over his head'
Thailand
Ethan Lacey, 20, has been given a 30% chance of survival in hospital
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‘I was given an injection and woke up to my organs harvested with part of my liver gone’
Hospitals
A man alleged that he was forcibly sedated and had parts of his liver and lung removed while imprisoned in what he claims was state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party
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Son died in car accident and hospital kept his brain in jar - parents found out in worst way
Hospitals
What was already an horrific ordeal for a grieving family became even more gruesome when their son's liver, testes and brain were returned to them after they had burried their 17-year-old.
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Dad who fell to death from rooftop bar pictured for first time as heartbroken family pay tribute
Courts
Richard Ayling died after falling several floors from a rooftop bar in Birmingham city centre
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Young man dies in tractor crash in Cavan as gardai seek dashcam footage
Cavan
A man aged in his 30s has died following a single vehicle tractor crash in Co Cavan this afternoon.
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Child hospitalised after swimming pool incident at Manchester leisure centre
Hospitals
A child was hospitalised following a swimming pool incident at Hyde Leisure Centre on Sunday afternoon, with emergency services responding to the scene
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HSE warns of bug spreading in Ireland that's 'hard to avoid' right now
HSE
The HSE has warned that the highly contagious norovirus bug is spreading widely across Ireland and can be hard to avoid catching.
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Nurse left 'disgusted' after tyres slashed following overnight shift in Cork
Cork University Hospital
Healthcare workers in Cork have been left 'disgusted' after returning from long hospital shifts to find their tyres slashed in a series of apparent vandalism incidents near Cork University Hospital.
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Last month worst April on record for hospital overcrowding, says INMO
Hospitals
The union’s figures show that in April 11,175 patients around the country were admitted to hospital but unable to access a bed
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Tourist attacked by 'world's most venomous animal' in Fiji hotspot
Holidays
The animal can 'kill a person in under five minutes' according to experts
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Six newborn babies died after tragic hospital mistake left them ‘filled with salt’
Hospitals
Six babies died in Binghamton General Hospital with ten others ill, four of them seriously, and it was all down to an accidental substitution of salt for sugar in the babies' formulas.
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Man suffered 'worst death imaginable' jumping into boiling water to save dog
Hospitals
David Alan Kirwan had been visiting the impressive natural beauty at Yellowstone National Park when he rushed into the thermal spring — he would die one day later
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Pub regular's horrifying death in pie eating competition as he uttered six bizarre words
Hospitals
The 64-year-old pub regular's last words were recorded at the food competition before he collapsed in the middle of eating a pie and was rushed to hospital.
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No one realised chilling last words dying people hear - until now
Hospitals
Cardiac arrest survivors report hearing their own death announced after being revived - and scientists say the brain can remain conscious even after the heart stops
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