

For promenade location: Hotel Riu Palace Meloneras.Where to stay near Maspalomas and Meloneras: Tip: golfers will enjoy the beachfront’s 18 hole course but may get their balls wet.

Chill out with a glass of wine while the sun goes down, or kick back and enjoy the live music playing in the background. Discerning locals come here for the tranquillity, so you know it’s a great spot.Īt night Meloneras comes into its own with a unique kind of nightlife, different to the main resorts. There are two beaches to choose from at each end of the promenade – Maspalomas and the smaller Meloneras, each with long stretches of sand, perfect for taking a dip in the clear waters of the Atlantic. The promenade is crammed with bars, cafés and restaurants offering cuisine from all over the world. On the Western side of Maspalomas lighthouse, the newly developed stylish Meloneras stretches for 2 km and includes luxury 4 and 5 star hotels, a casino and a conference centre. Sonya also appealed for anyone with holiday accommodation in the Las Palmas area to get in touch as Michael and other family members only has somewhere to stay until Wednesday.ĭonations can be made at /f/lisa-tumilty-appeal.Maspalomas and Meloneras: for a stylish beach A lot of people who don't even know Lisa have contributed because they have been touched by her story". "The target was £10,000 and it was reached within a couple of hours," he said. Lisa's uncle, James Gallagher said the family are "overwhelmed" with the response from people to the GoFundMe appeal. Sonya described her sister as someone whose smile could "light up a thousand stars". While sitting with her sister, Sonya said she talked to her and played videos of her nieces and nephews so she could hear them. She's still on the ventilator in an induced coma." "There was just tubes and monitors everywhere. The mother-of-one, who has just returned from seeing Lisa in Las Palmas, was told to "prepare" herself before seeing her sibling in the ICU. Speaking to The Irish News, Sonya Burns said what happened her sister is the family's "worst nightmare".


So far last night, more than £47,500 had been raised. In recent days, medics have begun reducing medication in the hope of eventually being able to assess whether there has been any neurological damage.Īs news of Lisa's fall spread back home, a GoFundMe page was set up to help her family with increasing medical bills and accommodation and flight costs. Last night she remained in an induced coma on a ventilator.īack home her distraught family have been taking it in turns to fly to Las Palmas to be with her and support her husband, Michael who has remained at his wife's bedside.ĭoctors have told the family that Lisa, who is originally from Mayobridge, has a bleed on the brain. She was initially taken to a nearby hospital but due to the severity of her injury was then airlifted to the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr Negrín in Las Palmas where she was admitted to the intensive care unit However, just three days later, the cancer care nurse at Belfast City Hospital, fell down three steps while returning to her hotel after dinner. Lisa Tumilty (44), from Annaclone, had travelled to Lanzarote with her husband, Michael for a week-long break on March 2. A Co Down woman whose smile would "light up a thousand stars" remains on a ventilator in Gran Canaria after suffering a major head trauma when she fell on holiday.
