Inquest concludes sepsis a factor in discharged woman’s death

An inquest into the death of a Co Monaghan woman who died just over an hour after she was discharged from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has concluded that sepsis was a significant contributory factor in her death. Anne Marron, 65, from Magheraboy,...

Man died following perforation of intestine, Sligo inquest hears

The family of a man who died when his small intestine was perforated during a procedure to repair a hernia say they hope lessons can be learned from his death. Sligo coroner Eamon MacGowan returned a verdict of death by medical misadventure following an inquest into...

Verdict of Medical Misadventure in Mayo Man’s Death

The jury at the inquest into the death of an 82-year-old man at Mayo General Hospital has returned a verdict of medical misadventure. Darby King sustained minor injuries in a traffic collision on 24 April 2014 but his condition deteriorated in the days that followed...

Girl with cerebral palsy gets €1.9m settlement

The High Court has approved a €1.9m settlement for a three-year-old girl who suffered cerebral palsy at birth. Milogros Martin, whose mother is Peruvian and whose father Ruairi is from Co Dublin, was born in December 2011, in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda.She...

Medical Misadventure Returned at Sligo Inquest

Teresa Dwyer, from Monasteraden in Co Sligo, was a patient in the rehab unit of the hospital and had been told to bang her fist or a glass on her bedside locker or to shout if she needed attention. This was because there was no call bell system in place at the...