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Baby boy dies after choking on food at creche in south Galway
An 18-month-old baby boy died in hospital yesterday after he choked on food at a creche in south Galway, writes Lorna Siggins.
The Health Service Executive West declined to comment on the case last night, but it is understood that an ambulance was called when the baby boy developed complications while eating a meal at a creche close to the village of Ballinderreen.
He was taken to University Hospital Galway and efforts were made to resuscitate him. They were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead in hospital. The child’s parents were notified of the death. Gardaí are understood to believe that it was a freak accident.
Man dies following road collision
A man died in Cork University Hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in a road collision. The 48-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car on Tuesday on the eastbound part of the dual carriageway on the N25 at Knockgriffin in Co Cork.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to contact 021-4621550.
Most would not test for radon gas
Public awareness of cancer-causing radon gas is high but most people aware of the gas are unlikely to get their home tested for it, research commissioned by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland found. While 56 per cent know that the gas can be a health risk, 61 per cent of those were unlikely to test for it.
Man found dead in Fermanagh
A man found dead in a shed outside a takeaway restaurant in Co Fermanagh may have been overcome by fumes from a generator.
He was discovered in the outbuilding behind the restaurant on Irvinestown's Main Street at about 2.30pm yesterday. It is believed the man, understood to be a foreign national, may have been dead for some time.
Police said a cause of death has not been established but officers are examining whether fumes from the generator, which is not at this stage believed to be faulty, may have been a factor.
The incident comes weeks after a couple from Irvinestown died after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their own home. Estate agent Killian Scallon was found dead in his house on the Kesh Road while his wife Pauline died in hospital six days later.