'The rod actually came up through my skin, in my back': Kira on the delays treating her scoliosis

Kira praised the staff who treated her, particularly her paediatrician in Mullingar, but said the complications have left their mark.

A young woman who faced long delays with scoliosis surgery as a child and went public with her concerns to help change the system said it is “appalling” to see delays and crisis situations still facing families today.

Kira Carberry, now aged 20, was diagnosed with scoliosis in May 2013. She is speaking out in the wake of the issues that have emerged in relation to surgeries for children at CHI at Temple Street, which have been described as "alarming" by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.