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Family of Ava Twomey separated as she remains in Netherlands for medicinal cannabis treatment
Ava’s mother Vera led a public campaign for her daughter to access medicinal cannabis in Ireland.
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Sep 5th 2017, 3:31 PM
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Vera Twomey urges Simon Harris to contact her after being given 'irrelevant' information to help Ava
Twomey said that, following Tuesday’s meeting in Leinster House, she was given inadequate documents by the HSE.
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Mar 9th 2017, 9:59 PM
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Using a wheelchair, Vera Twomey nears the end of her trek to Dublin for her daughter
Health Minister Simon Harris said he will be available to meet with Vera tomorrow.
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Mar 6th 2017, 8:50 PM
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'I've seen this work': Mother takes fight for medical cannabis to Leinster House
A parent of a severe epilepsy sufferer said cannabidiol helped to greatly reduce her seizures.
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Nov 24th 2016, 12:18 PM
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The vast majority of people in Ireland want to see medicinal cannabis legalised
A new poll conducted for the Claire Byrne Live show revealed how 77% of us want the law to change.
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Nov 14th 2016, 6:10 AM