After waiting two years boy has surgery cancelled at last minute due to lack of beds and nurses

After a wait of two years, a Meath family were left devastated when their teenage son's spinal surgery was cancelled last minute because of a shortage of nurses yesterday.

Eoin Ward's family have now made an appeal to Temple Street Children's hospital in Dublin to ensure rescheduled surgery for this Friday goes ahead to help alleviate their son's pain from a 94% curvature of the spine.