Clampers apologise after boy’s trip to hospital delayed

A CLAMPING company has apologised to a driver for failing to release his car when he was attempting to bring his 11-year-old son to hospital for urgent tests.

Control Plus managing director Neil Cunningham said the firm had launched an internal review of the incident, which occurred outside a doctor’s surgery in The Crescent area of Galway on Saturday. The parking attendant primarily involved has been consigned to office duties until the review is completed.

The incident occurred after local man Michael Mannion brought two of his children to the surgery at 8.45am on Saturday. One child, Glenn, was displaying symptoms of meningitis, and the doctor instructed Mr Mannion to bring him immediately to University College Hospital, five minutes away by car.