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Unlicensed implants made with non-medical parts used in Temple Street spinal operations – surgery suspended

Unlicensed implants made with non-medical parts used in Temple Street spinal operations – surgery suspended

2 years ago 9 min read
Certain Spina bifida-related surgeries remains suspended at Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street (CHI) for almost a year amid serious allegations that unlicensed devices made with non-medical parts have been implanted in child patients.
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Pádraig Ó Meiscill
By: Pádraig Ó Meiscill
Fianna Fáil county councillor and convicted drink driver wants safer roads – was himself disqualified from driving

Fianna Fáil county councillor and convicted drink driver wants safer roads – was himself disqualified from driving

2 years ago 1 min read
A Fianna Fáil county councillor using his social media profiles to call for safer roads has been suspended from driving for almost two years for a drink driving conviction.
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The Ditch editors
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Varadkar donor lobbied taoiseach on behalf of Airbnb

Varadkar donor lobbied taoiseach on behalf of Airbnb

2 years ago 2 min read
The PR company that made donations to Leo Varadkar that the taoiseach didn’t declare twice lobbied him on behalf of Airbnb over the last year.
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The Ditch editors
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Irish standards body lost accreditation concerning 'competence, consistency and impartiality'

Irish standards body lost accreditation concerning 'competence, consistency and impartiality'

2 years ago 2 min read
Ireland’s official state standards body – currently being sued by a Donegal husband and wife for its alleged failures in the county’s mica crisis – has admitted to losing one of its international accreditations.
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Ex-Fianna Fáil councillor and current judge failed to declare property interests

Ex-Fianna Fáil councillor and current judge failed to declare property interests

2 years ago 1 min read
A former Fianna Fáil councillor who was today sworn in as a District Court judge failed to declare his ownership of three properties in his annual ethics returns.
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