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Micheál Martin Daughter Dead

maglite · 2010-10-31 15:26:42

RIP The youngest daughter of Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, has died today. Seven-year-old Léana Martin passed away peacefully at Great Ormonde Street Hospital in London this afternoon, after a short illness. Her parents and family were at her bedside. Micheál and Mary Martin say they are heartbroken at the…

31-10-2010 4:26pm

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RIP

The youngest daughter of Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, has died today.

Seven-year-old Léana Martin passed away peacefully at Great Ormonde Street Hospital in London this afternoon, after a short illness.

Her parents and family were at her bedside.

Micheál and Mary Martin say they are heartbroken at the loss of their daughter, describing her as "a beautiful light" in their lives.

Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/foreign-affairs-ministers-young-daughter-dies-in-hospital-479684.html#ixzz13wzlrc1L

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/foreign-affairs-ministers-young-daughter-dies-in-hospital-479684.html#ixzz13ldoeldY

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#2 31-10-2010 4:27pm

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Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

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#3 31-10-2010 4:27pm

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Sad but old news, didnt this happen during the week?

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#4 31-10-2010 4:28pm

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She died on Friday did she not?

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#5 31-10-2010 4:28pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

He probably didn't trust our system!

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#6 31-10-2010 4:28pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Are you seriously trying to make a political point here?

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#7 31-10-2010 4:29pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Why do you think?

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#8 31-10-2010 4:30pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Perhaps her heart condition was better treated in a hospital with the instrumentation of Great Ormonde Street Hospital

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#9 31-10-2010 4:30pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Transfered over I think.

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#10 31-10-2010 4:30pm

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This is so last week. (assuming your week starts on Sunday)

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#11 31-10-2010 4:30pm

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alwaysadub wrote: »

She died on Friday did she not?

woops just catching up on emails, was away for the weekend.

Great ormonde street is a center of excellence for paeds. Best in the World?

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#12 31-10-2010 4:31pm

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I really dont see the need to talk about this on the internet

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#13 31-10-2010 4:31pm

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Jumpy wrote: »

Are you seriously trying to make a political point here?

Indeed. Tragic as the death may be, it warrants consideration that our own system was seemingly incapable and that particularly so in light of recent news from Cork.

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#14 31-10-2010 4:32pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Sympathy to family.

But this does raise a very good question.
We are being told that local hospitals are being down graded and we are supposed to have Centre of Excellence and Childrens Hospital in Dublin..... then why does the family need to send a child to England ....:mad:
Also can only the rich (like Minister's) afford to do this?:rolleyes:

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#15 31-10-2010 4:33pm

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Possibly because we didn't have the facility to treat her here?

Bolix to where she was treated, it was their daughter, of course they are going to want her treated by the best, it just so happened that they had the financial power to have her treated somewhere else.

I don't know the family, I didn't know the girl, but my condolences to them.

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#16 31-10-2010 4:33pm

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ntpm wrote: »

Centre of Excellence

There's a joke right there.

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#17 31-10-2010 4:34pm

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MagicMarker wrote: »

This is so last week. (assuming your week starts on Sunday)

would a simple R.I.P be too much to write instead, its still the loss of a very young life..

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#18 31-10-2010 4:34pm

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she was treated in the brilliant crumlin childrens hospital before being transferred to great ormand street.

can someone please close this thread now before the stupid comments start or people start political nonsence.

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#19 31-10-2010 4:34pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Indeed. Tragic as the death may be, it warrants consideration that our own system was seemingly incapable and that particularly so in light of recent news from Cork.

Empathy fail.
Hurrah for the internet!

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#20 31-10-2010 4:35pm

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She was treated in Crumlin Childrens hospital and then due to the complicated nature of surgery required transfered to Great Ormond Street london. A common enough practice by the irish govt.

I doubt any favors here.

I also cannot see why this should be discussed unless we all wish to wish Michael and his family our deepest sympathy.

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#21 31-10-2010 4:36pm

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Yeah this really isn't the best place for this.
Iirc, there is a thread in the Cork(?) forum for condolences.

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#22 31-10-2010 4:37pm

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Joey the lips wrote: »

She was treated in Crumlin Childrens hospital and then due to the complicated nature of surgery required transfered to Great Ormond Street london. A common enough practice by the irish govt.

I doubt any favors here.

I also cannot see why this should be discussed unless we all wish to wish Michael and his family our deepest sympathy.

can you close the thread before the nonsence starts.this was a child afterall.thank you.

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#23 31-10-2010 4:38pm

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michael999999 wrote: »

nonsence

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#24 31-10-2010 4:39pm

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A much bigger country has a better health system then us, big ****ing shock.

Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test

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#25 31-10-2010 4:39pm

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Very sad for the family, my condolences go to them.

Does anyone know what was wrong with the little girl ?

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#26 31-10-2010 4:41pm

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Same as age as my daughter. I can't imagine what it would be Like to lose her. Heart felt condolences to the family.

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#27 31-10-2010 4:42pm

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razorblunt wrote: »

Transfered over I think.

Yes I understand that was the reason. It turns out she couldn't have the necessary surgery in the end, for some medical reason, and consequently died. The family also lost another child some years ago.

Yes I'd be the first to agree the govt have made a complete and utter balls of our health service, but i'm going to confine my post to expressing, condonences to the family in this instance.

I don't think speculation about the whys and wherefores are in very good taste.
Best keep that for a suitable thread imo.

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#28 31-10-2010 4:43pm

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Heyes wrote: »

Very sad for the family, my condolences go to them.

Does anyone know what was wrong with the little girl ?

cardiac problems only discovered in the last 2 weeks.

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#29 31-10-2010 4:46pm

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Deepest condolences to them
Parents have many obligations to their children and things they should do, Burying them should not be one of them, one of the most heartwrenching things you can see is a parent's face after they've lost a child

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#30 31-10-2010 4:48pm

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plein de force wrote: »

Deepest condolences to them
Parents have many obligations to their children and things they should do, Burying them should not be one of them, one of the most heartwrenching things you can see is a parent's face after they've lost a child

This is the second child that they've lost too.

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#31 31-10-2010 4:51pm

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clairek6 wrote: »

cardiac problems only discovered in the last 2 weeks.

So sad, and so fast.

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#32 31-10-2010 4:52pm

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Thread from two days a go - Politics section - more accurate details:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056074525

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#33 31-10-2010 4:55pm

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hundreds of children from all over the world are treated at GOSH. it's no political reason to transfer children/patients to another country where the expertise already exists for certain treatment. pregnant women who caught swine flu in the UK were treated in sweden.
GOSH is an excellent training hospital for paeds. as is toronto in north america.

as plein de force said, the duties of being a parent should not extend to have to bury your children. ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.

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#34 31-10-2010 4:55pm

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JohnathanM wrote: »

Why was she being treated in England, and not Ireland?

Great Ormond St has a a world reputation for a reason
Start a thread in Health Sciences or Politics if you've a point to make.

It's quite sad and it's the second child they've lost.

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#35 31-10-2010 6:19pm

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RIP to the little girl. There must be nothing worse in this life than to lose a child That poor family.

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#36 31-10-2010 6:23pm

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This thread and certain posts in this thread are awful. The Martins lost their young daughter, can we leave it there.

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#37 31-10-2010 6:29pm

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marcsignal wrote: »

The family also lost another child some years ago.

Feck, that's horribly tragic...

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#38 31-10-2010 6:31pm

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Yeah they lost a young son to Cot death.

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#39 31-10-2010 6:56pm

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It is probably best if this isn't discussed here.

Our sincere condolences go out to the Martin family at this incredibly tough time.

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