Man, 67, died two months after removal or aortic aneurysm

A verdict of medical misadventure was returned at the inquest of a man who had surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Doctors operated on Colm Nolan (67) from Belgard Heights, Tallaght, Dublin as his aneurysm had grown and was at risk of rupture. Family said Mr Nolan was...

Hospital apologises to man whose leg was amputated after angiogram

Letterkenny University Hospital has apologised in the High Court to a man whose leg had to be amputated after he went into hospital for an angiogram. In the letter to 77-year-old Hugh McElroy, a retired construction worker from Burtonport in Co Donegal, the...

Medicolegal Seminar 2019: The Risky Miracle of Childbirth

Callan Tansey Solicitors, one of Ireland’s leading medical negligence* firms hosted a Medicolegal seminar, ‘The Risky Miracle of Childbirth’ on International Women’s day, the 8th March at 2pm in the Galmont Hotel, Galway. Experts in the fields of...

Top reasons for medical negligence cases

The top reasons for suing in medical negligence cases were to know what happened and why it happened, out of concern that nobody else would have to go through the same circumstances, Roger Murray, Joint Managing Partner, Callan Tansey, Solicitors, told the Conference....