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flag Irish minister Patrick O'Donovan shares his decade-long struggle with undiagnosed epilepsy, urging awareness on International Epilepsy Day.

flag Irish Arts and Communications Minister Patrick O'Donovan has spoken publicly about his decade-long battle to receive an epilepsy diagnosis, recounting being told he was "grand" despite severe seizures, muscle spasms, and exhaustion that left him curled in pain. flag Diagnosed in 2016, he shared his experience on International Epilepsy Day to highlight the condition’s prevalence in Ireland—over 45,000 people, or about 1 in 100—are affected. flag Epilepsy Ireland emphasized that epilepsy is one of the country’s most common neurological conditions, urging the public to follow the "time, safe, stay" first aid protocol during seizures.

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