Stephen Donnelly accidentally ‘poisoned himself’ with plant from garden

The Minister for Health was spotted wearing a white bandage around his hand and wrist.

Read more: Minister for Education Norma Foley: Wedding to teacher husband Denis Maguire and TD father Mr Donnelly gave an explanation about his injured hand due to his "dodgy looking bandage". “He told the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation gala dinner tonight in Killarney that he needed to apologise for the 'dodgy looking bandage' on his left hand.”

He explained that the Minister was treating the poison from the garden weed, writing: “The Minister told RTÉ News he was taking cortisone cream and steroids to deal with the poison in his left hand due to Hogweed.”

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