The procedure is expected to last between 6 and 8 hours.
A Clonard teenager is currently undergoing an operation he's been waiting for -- for two years.
Eoin Ward had his scoliosis procedure cancelled due to a shortage of ICU nurses on Monday.
Yesterday afternoon his mum Catriona got a call from Temple Street to say he's now scheduled to get the 6 hour operation this morning.
She says it's a huge sense of relief:
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