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mother first went into hospital they were not overly concerned but then her condition deteriorated rapidly.
She added: “On Good Friday, the doctor rang my dad and told him not to be too optimistic.
“Getting a phone call shakes you to your core.”
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SIMON Harris has been criticised for delivering “poor value” when private hospitals were temporarily nationalised.
The Health Minister made the call to bring the facilities under public ownership to increase overall capacity to deal with Covid-19. The deal was called off by family. Emma said: “When we got that call we reached out to all of our family and friends.
“We are very fortunate, we have a close-knit family and we have friends who really care about my mam.
“There was an absolute
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar last Friday. Martin Varley, secretary general of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, said: “The test of time has confirmed that the private hospital agreement, which is costing around €115million per month, represents very poor value for money army of people praying for her.
“Between the knowledge and care that the doctors and nurses provided her and the power of prayer and my mam’s own intrinsic strength, I think that all from patient care and taxpayer perspectives.
“The experience is that of very low private hospital bed capacity occupancy, at around one-third on average, and low utilisation of theatre and other ancillary facilities.”
BOOZE sales have soared by 93% over the past four weeks, new data has revealed.
Shoppers spent €52.8million on alcohol and groceries on May 1, ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.
And we’ve rung up a 25.4% increase in take-home grocery sales in the 12 weeks ending May 17 – the fastest rate of growth in 15 years.
Online grocery spend has risen by 76% compared to this time last year, with 15% of households receiving at least one delivery over the 12-week period, according to consumer data experts Kantar.
Ice cream sales netted €5.9million more than usual while we spent an extra €3.8million on sausages and burgers.
Dermott Jewell of the Consumers’ Association of Ireland said the current spending patterns are likely to change as restrictions lift.
He told the Irish Mirror: “Quite a significant number of people are saying they are drinking more than they should be, whether it’s out of boredom or not having the pressure of having to face the morning commute into work in the car or on public transport.
“We’re compensating at the moment but as schools and colleges will start back in September, budgets will tighten again and things will likely start to revert back.”
Supervalu is the fastest-growing retailer in Ireland, claiming the largest market share for the second month in a row. The supermarket chain gained 64,000 more customers and saw sales rise by 32.7% during this period.
Meanwhile, data from Nielsen revealed drinkers have downed 24 million fewer pints a month during lockdown.
The closure of pubs around the country saw overall revenue drop by more than a third in April compared to the same month last year.
Spirits sales also slumped by 13% overall during the four-week period. brought her through. In today’s age, I think it’s very rare for people to see miracles happening.”
Laura was unable to have visits while she was in the ICU.
But when she was transferred out, staff organised for her to meet with her family near the entrance of the hospital, while maintaining social distancing and wearing PPE.
Emma said: “It was great to be able to see her. It was extremely emotional.
“When there’s a chance that you might not be able to see someone again, the simple gestures mean so much.
“There was one day when she rang me on her mobile and from going from thinking this would never happen to getting that call, it really brought home how much she had rallied through it.”
Drive-thrus
FAST food giant Mcdonald’s is planning to reopen more restaurants for drive-thru this week.
Yesterday, the chain returned to business in eight locations across Leinster after what was described as a “successful pilot” last month.
The restaurants will only be operating between 11am and 10pm.
Mcdonald’s and its franchisees are working closely with the Garda and may determine it is necessary to close drivethru lanes if queues cause disruption or place staff or customers at risk.
By tomorrow, more than 1,000 Mcdonald’s restaurants will have reopened in the UK and Ireland, either for drivethru or Mcdelivery.
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The firm said it has introduced a number of changes to its establishments to allow social distancing for employees.
Perspex has been fitted at drive-thru windows and staff will wear PPE.
Mcdonald’s said all employees will be asked to confirm they are fit and able to work and contactless thermometers will be used to take their temperature on arrival for every shift.
The drive-thrus opened yesterday were:
■■ Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Co Dublin
■■ The Waterfront, Drogheda, Co Louth
■■ Dundalk drive-thru, Dundalk Shopping Centre, Co Louth
■■ Swords drive-thru,
Airside Retail Park, Co Dublin
■■ Balbriggan drive-thru, Millfield Shopping Centre, Co Dublin
■■ Kilkenny drive-thru, Hebron Road, Kilkenny
■■ Dublin Airport drive-thru, Corballis Road, and
■■ Carlow drive-thru, Rathcrogue, Co Carlow.
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