Orla waiting five years for tonsillitis operation

ORLA McKENNA has been waiting five years to have her tonsils removed.

The 15-year-old from Monaghan Town, who is due to sit her Junior Certificate examination this summer, is prepared to miss her exams if her long-awaited operation clashes with them.

“Her health is far more important than anything else at this stage,” her mother, Valerie, said last night.