‘Sometimes the best medicine has four legs and a wagging tail’ – meet the dog bringing joy to children in Galway Hospital

Patient Ellie Leonard and Ollie the therapy dog at the Paediatric Unit in UHG

Eilish O'Regan

A therapy dog has joined the healthcare team at the paediatric unit in University Hospital Galway (UHG) and is spreading joy among the young patients.

He is doing his ward rounds every Thursday to meet up with the children in the care of the hospital.