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First cystic fibrosis double-lung transplant The first
double-lung transplant on a cystic fibrosis patient has taken place in
the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
Previously sufferers of cystic fibrosis had to go to Britain or further
a field for the life-saving double transplant but this week a hospital
spokesperson confirmed that the operation took place on an Irish person
on July 16 however the hospital did not want to release any further details
at this stage.
Ireland has the highest incidence of cystic fibrosis in the world one
in 19 Irish people is a carrier of the gene and currently more than 1,000
people in the state are known to have the condition.
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease characterised by excess mucus
production in the lungs and difficulty breathing and has a number of other
effects, with the life expectancy for people with the condition put at
under 40 years of age.
Gypsy family
The extended Romanian Gypsy family living on a roundabout in Dublin, who
have been served immigration papers by gardaí, should be removed
by the State or more such families will be encouraged to come here.
That’s according to the Romanian Community of Ireland a
member of the New Communities Partnership of organisations representing
minority ethnic groups.
The Rostas family now have 15 days to make representations to the Minister
for Justice Brian Lenihan as to why he should not make a removal order,
in which case they would be transported back to Romania.
The 86 members of the family have been living in makeshift huts and tents
in two separate encampments just off the M50 since shortly after they
arrived in Ireland in May and concerns had been expressed about their
presence on the busy road.
The Travellers’ association Pavee Point has called for emergency
accommodation to be provided.
Trial date set
A date has been set for the trial of a Co. Kilkenny woman charged with
killing her 16-year-old daughter at their family home last November.
The trial of 46-year-old Lynn Gibbs, a psychiatrist from Killure in Gowran,
is due to start on February 11, 2008 in the Central Criminal Court in
Dublin.
She is charged with the murder of her daughter, Ciara Gibbs, whose body
was found by her father Gerard and 14-year-old brother Gearuid shortly
before 10am on November 26.
Ms Gibbs was also at the scene.
Ciara is believed to have drowned in a bath at her parents’ home. |
