Limerick schoolgirl 'devastated' after scoliosis operation is cancelled

Surgery, scheduled for next week, has been cancelled for a schoolgirl whose crippling scoliosis condition forced Minister for Health Simon Harris to admit he was ashamed, writes Bernie English.

Megan Halvey-Ryan, 13, cried continuously, her mum Sharon said, after Crumlin Hospital informed the family that next Thursday’s operation was cancelled due to an “emergency”.