An inquest is an official enquiry, held in public and led by a Coroner (sometimes held with a jury)  to enquire into the cause of a sudden, unexplained or violent death.  In the case of some deaths an inquest is legally required. In other cases an inquest is held at...
Almost five years after the death of newborn baby Danny Ryan, the HSE has apologised to his parents, Brenda and Michael. An inquest  in June 2019 heard the cause of Danny’s death was severe brain damage due to lack of oxygen. The case, which was before the Court for...
Niamh Nà Mhurchú is Joint Managing Partner at Callan Tansey Solicitors, an experienced Medical Neglignece specialist and a mother of four children. Here she discusses the importance of listening to new mothers, hearing about their birth experience, and learning from...
An inquest was held into the death of Mrs. Patricia Bewick at Tralee Circuit Court on July 14th 2022. Mrs. Bewick, from Tarbert, Co. Kerry  was a much loved mother and grandmother who had a penicillin allergy. She died in University Hospital Kerry on the July 17th...
The High Court has approved a settlement of €850,000 against the HSE over the circumstances of the birth, 46 years ago, of a woman with Cerebral Palsy. Paula Corcoran from Sligo was born in Galway Regional Hospital in 1976. It is believed to be the first medical...
None of us expect to be harmed as a patient in healthcare. Yet in Ireland as many as 1 in 8 patients suffer harm while using using healthcare services. Here our Johan Verbruggen addresses queries he has received about the Patient Safety Bill(2019), which is...
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