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Extra.ie
20-05-2025
- Extra.ie
Five tonnes of Lego earmarked for African communities stolen
Five tonnes of Lego which was earmarked for a community in Africa has been stolen from Laois. The theft took place between February 2 and March 7 of this year, with the charity founder estimating the monetary value was somewhere in the tens of thousands. Taking to Facebook during the week, Evin Joyce appealed to the public for information on the missing Lego and the shipping container it was in. Five tonnes of Lego which was earmarked for a community in Africa has been stolen from Laois. Pic: Ailbhe Ulemu/ Instagram 'Greetings from Dublin Airport where I have just checked in to my flights to Malawi,' he said, 'This will be the first time in five years flying to Malawi where I haven't absolutely maxxed out my baggage allowance with Lego and school books that have been so generously donated by yourselves. 'The reason I have no Lego or school books is today is because they have been stolen along with the shipping container that they were in.' Evin went on to explain that the items were stolen between February and March from Clonaslee, Co Laois. The humanitarian worker said the container was 20ft long, grey and 'practically new.' He said: 'It contained about five tonnes of Lego. The code number on the shipping container is SKIU 2923880. It didn't just disappear so if you know someone who's working in haulage or shipping, can you please share this message with them so they can check the code number. 'The container may have been repainted but it won't change the condition — it was in excellent condition.' Evin, who works on Ulemu with his sister Ailbhe, added that it was worth in the tens of thousands of euros and appealed to anyone who spots large quantities of Lego for sale. Pic: Instagram Evin, who works on Ulemu with his sister Ailbhe, added that the Lego was worth in the tens of thousands of euros and appealed to anyone who spots large quantities of Lego for sale. 'That's the monetary value of the Lego to the people who stole it — it also has a huge value to the children and the nursery teachers that we are working with in Malawi,' he said. 'Let's find this, please, it's out there. Didn't just disappear.' A statement from An Garda Síochána confirmed that investigations were 'ongoing.' They said: 'Gardaí received report of an alleged incident of theft, that occurred at an exterior location in Portlaoise, Co Laois between Sunday 2nd February and Friday 7th March 2025. 'A shipping container is reported as having been taken. Investigations are ongoing.'
Irish Examiner
29-04-2025
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Hospital apologises for ‘shortcomings' during delivery of baby who later died
University Hospital Galway has apologised for 'shortcomings in the obstetric care' provided during the delivery of a baby girl who died just one hour after her birth. The High Court heard that the loss of Ailbhe Gilligan five years ago has left a deep gap in the Gilligan household. Her parents, Anna and Gerard Gilligan, of Oranmore, Co Galway, had sued the HSE over the death of their baby girl on October 27, 2020. The family's counsel, Doireann O'Mahony Bl, with John O'Mahony SC, told the court that it was a very tragic and devastating case. Counsel said it was their case that CTG monitoring of the baby's heart rate was deficient, and at times there was no monitoring of the baby's heart rate. The little girl allegedly suffered a hypoxic-ischaemic insult, which is a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen. Baby Ailbhe, counsel said, died an hour after her birth when attempts to resuscitate her failed. A letter from the hospital was read out as the Gilligan family settled their action against the HSE over the death. In the letter, the general manager of the hospital, Chris Kane, expressed sincere condolences to the Gilligan family, on his behalf and on that of the hospital, over the death of Ailbhe. The hospital acknowledges the shortcomings in the obstetric care provided during Ailbhe's delivery, and we sincerely apologise in this regard. It added: 'We understand that this statement cannot change or negate your loss, but wish to convey our deepest sympathies to you and to Ailbhe's extended family.' In the proceedings, it was claimed that the CTG monitoring was allegedly grossly inadequate and it was alleged that, at times, there was no monitoring of the fetal heart. It was further claimed that as a result of the alleged delay in reacting to ongoing abnormal CTG readings and an alleged failure to properly monitor CTG, the baby suffered a hypoxic-ischaemic insult. It was contended that if she had been delivered earlier, resuscitation would have been successful, and she would have survived. It was claimed there was an alleged failure to have in place proper continuous CTG monitoring and that lapses in the CTG monitoring had been allegedly caused so that at times there was no fetal heart monitoring. Alleged early warning signs of fetal distress had been overlooked, it was also claimed. The HSE admitted a breach of duty in the management of the mother's labour and delivery of Ailbhe in failing to repeat a fetal scalp blood sample on three occasions or to expedite delivery based on the CTG tracing. However, the HSE denied that the death was caused solely and entirely by the admitted breach of duty. Approving the settlement, Mr Justice Paul Coffey said it was very sad and tragic case, and he conveyed his deepest sympathy to the family.
Sunday World
29-04-2025
- Health
- Sunday World
HSE admits ‘shortcomings' in care of baby who died an hour after birth
'The hospital acknowledges the shortcoming in the obstetric care provided during Ailbhe's delivery and we sincerely apologise in this regard,' it said. University Hospital Galway (UHG) has apologised for 'shortcomings in the obstetric care' provided during the delivery of a baby girl who died just one hour after her birth. The loss of baby Ailbhe Gilligan five years ago, the High Court heard, has left a deep gap in the Gilligan household. Her parents Anna and Gerard Gilligan of Oranmore, Co Galway had sued the HSE over the death on October 27, 2020. The family's counsel Doireann O'Mahony Bl with John O'Mahony SC told the court it was a very tragic and devastating case. Counsel said it was their case that CTG monitoring of the baby's heart rate was deficient and at times there was no monitoring of the baby's heart rate and the little girl allegedly suffered a hypoxic ischaemic insult which is a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen. Ailbhe, counsel said, died an hour after her birth when attempts to resuscitate her failed. A letter from UHG was read out as the Gilligan family settled their action against the HSE over the baby's death. In the letter, the general manager of the hospital Chris Kane expressed sincere condolences to the Gilligan family on his behalf and that of the hospital. 'The hospital acknowledges the shortcoming in the obstetric care provided during Ailbhe's delivery and we sincerely apologise in this regard,' it said. It added: 'We understand that this statement cannot change or negate your loss, but wish to convey our deepest sympathies to you and to Ailbhe's extended family.' In the proceedings it was claimed that the CTG monitoring was allegedly grossly inadequate and it was alleged that at times there was no monitoring of the foetal heart. It was further claimed that as a result of the delay in reacting to ongoing abnormal CTG readings and an alleged failure properly to monitor CTG, the baby suffered a hypoxic ischaemic insult. Ailbhe could not be resuscitated and she was pronounced dead about one hour after her birth. It was contended if she had been delivered earlier resuscitation would have been successful and she would not have died but would have survived. It was claimed there was a failure to have in place proper continuous CTG monitoring and that lapses in the CTG monitoring had been allegedly caused so that at times there was no foetal heart monitoring. Early warning signs of foetal distress had been allegedly overlooked. The HSE admitted a breach of duty in the management of the mother's labour and delivery of Ailbhe in failing to repeat a foetal scalp blood sample on three occasions or to expedite delivery based on the CTG tracing. However, the HSE denied that the death was caused solely and entirely by the admitted breach of duty. Approving the settlement Mr Justice Paul Coffey said it was a very sad and tragic case and he conveyed his deepest sympathy to Ailbhe's parents and the extended family.
BreakingNews.ie
29-04-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Galway hospital apologies over care of baby who died an hour after birth
University Hospital Galway has apologised for 'shortcomings in the obstetric care' provided during the delivery of a baby girl who died just one hour after her birth. The loss of Baby Ailbhe Gilligan five years ago, the High Court heard has left a deep gap in the Gilligan household. Advertisement Her parents, Anna and Gerard Gilligan of Oranmore, Co Galway had sued the HSE over the death of their baby girl on October 27th 2020. The family's counsel Doireann O'Mahony Bl with John O'Mahony SC told the court it was a very tragic and devastating case. Counsel said it was their case that CTG monitoring of the baby's heart rate was deficient and at times there was no monitoring of the baby's heart rate and the little girl allegedly suffered a hypoxic ischaemic insult which is a brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen. Baby Ailbhe, Counsel said died an hour after her birth when attempts to resuscitate her failed. Advertisement A letter from University Hospital Galway was read out as the Gilligan family settled their action against the HSE over Baby Ailbhe's death. In the letter the general manager of the hospital Chris Kane expressed sincere condolences to the Gilligan family on his behalf and that of the hospital on the death of Ailbhe. 'The hospital acknowledges the shortcoming in the obstetric care provided during Ailbhe's delivery and we sincerely apologise in this regard,' it said. It added: 'We understand that this statement cannot change or negate your loss, but wish to convey our deepest sympathies to you and to Ailbhe's extended family.' Advertisement In the proceedings it was claimed that the CTG monitoring was allegedly grossly inadequate and it was alleged that at times there was no monitoring of the foetal heart. It was further claimed that as a result of the alleged delay in reacting to ongoing abnormal CTG readings and an alleged failure properly to monitor CTG, the baby suffered a hypoxic ischaemic insult. Baby Ailbhe could not be resuscitated and she was pronounced dead about one hour after her birth. It was contended if she had been delivered earlier resuscitation would have been successful and she would not have died but would have survived. Advertisement It was claimed there was an alleged failure to have in place proper continuous CTG monitoring and that lapses in the CTG monitoring had been allegedly caused so that at times there was no foetal heart monitoring. Ireland Funeral hears Leaving Cert student (18) who died i... Read More Early warning signs of foetal distress , it was claimed had been allegedly overlooked. The HSE admitted a breach of duty in the management of the mother's labour and delivery of Baby Ailbhe in failing to repeat a foetal scalp blood sample on three occasions or to expedite delivery based on the CTG tracing. However, the HSE denied that the death of Baby Ailbhe was caused solely and entirely by the admitted breach of duty. Approving the settlement Mr Justice Paul Coffey said it was very sad and tragic case and he conveyed his deepest sympathy to Ailbhe's parents and the extended family.
