25 Children Hospitalised In Kildare

Twenty five children are being taken to hospital after inhaling chemicals at a swimming pool in Co Kildare.

The school-children were swimming  in NUI Maynooth when chemicals used near the water entered the ventilation system.

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A HSE spokesperson says 15 ambulances are at the scene – and the children are being transferred to Crumlin and Tallaght Hospitals "as a precaution".