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08/02/2012
Ian Paisley Spends Third Night In Hospital
The former First Minister of Northern Ireland and DUP leader, Ian Paisley, has spent his third night in hospital.
Lord Bannside, who is 85, was taken ill on Sunday last but the severity of his condition is not yet known.
He is being treated in the intensive care unit of the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald. It is believed he is being treated for a heart condition.
Family members, including Ian Paisley Jnr, have visited him in the hospital but have not revealed any more details about Lord Bannside’s condition.
Northern Ireland's political leaders have urged people to pray for the Rev Ian Paisley.
The family have passed on their thankfulness of an outpouring of public support but have also requested that the family's privacy is respected at a difficult time.
(LB)
Lord Bannside, who is 85, was taken ill on Sunday last but the severity of his condition is not yet known.
He is being treated in the intensive care unit of the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald. It is believed he is being treated for a heart condition.
Family members, including Ian Paisley Jnr, have visited him in the hospital but have not revealed any more details about Lord Bannside’s condition.
Northern Ireland's political leaders have urged people to pray for the Rev Ian Paisley.
The family have passed on their thankfulness of an outpouring of public support but have also requested that the family's privacy is respected at a difficult time.
(LB)
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