Straight Ahead have now reached a milestone of 50 completed operations since the inception of the charity in September 2011. For children with severe orthopedic deformities – waiting is not an option. The more time they spend on waiting lists the…
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A huge thank you to Angie Benhaffaf for organising her annual Ladies Wear Red for Straight Ahead lunch. The event raised over €6,500 last August for Straight Ahead. Last week, Angies’ boys, Hassan & Hussein presented Pat Kiely with a…
Read MoreHospital waiting list crisis, Miriam O’Callaghan interviews Minister Leo Varadkar on RTE’s Primetime. Straight Ahead’s Pat Kiely speaks out against the national waiting list crisis. www.rte.ie/primetime (then click on January 15th)
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Leading orthopaedic surgeons hopeful that an innovative programme to help children and teenagers with scoliosis can be introduced here in the new year. Continue reading
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Straight Ahead would like to thank Angie Benhaffaf for another enormously successful ‘Ladies Who Wear Red for Straight Ahead’ lunch. This year Angie raised over €7,500 in aid of Straight Ahead and we cannot thank her enough. The funds raised…
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The West End Star Rebecca Storm will be in Cork on Friday August 15th for the annual lunch ‘Ladies Wear Red for Straight Ahead’ which is a Crumlin Hospital charity event organised each year by Angie Benhaffaf, the mother of…
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Straight Ahead celebrated the completion of 25 operations on March 22nd at Croke Park. Sixteen of the children who received surgery attended with their families together with fundraisers, sponsors, the Board of Straight Ahead and the medical team.
Read MoreAlready two young people’s lives have been transformed. Jason Slevin (19), from Roscrea, Co Tipperary, was operated on for free at the Blackrock Clinic by orthopaedic surgeon Pat Kiely earlier this year. Jason was in urgent need of spinal surgery…
Read MorePrivate donors and companies support an initiative to provide extra orthopaedic deformity surgery. Straight Ahead charity launches with plea for more funds. Four kids get a life-changing operation for Christmas. A medical and charity supported initiative has been developed in Ireland to…
Read MoreIrish Orthopaedic Surgeon, Pat Kiely talks to Karen Coleman about how the current health budget cuts are effecting his operations at Our Lady’s Hospital for sick children in Crumlin, Dublin. Mr Kiely was speaking to Karen on her show, The…
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