CHI Hip Surgeries Article
Kyle Flynn, Solicitor in our Medical Negligence Department, discusses the recent news surrounding the hip surgery scandal in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Hospitals.
Two New Practice Directions Coming Into Force on 28 April 2025 in Clinical Negligence Proceedings.
The new practice directions seek to achieve earlier resolution of cases as well as ensuring cases receive focused attention and enhanced case management by experienced Judges.
Update on Nervous Shock
Nervous Shock and Medical Negligence – Germaine v Day Much discussion has arisen following last year’s High Court decision in the case of Germaine -v- Day (1) regarding the duty of care owed by healthcare providers to the relatives of patients. Our Sorcha King looks at what implications, if any, the Germaine case had. […]
Family of woman who died after she stopped eating and drinking hope inquest ‘will save lives into the future’
Our Roger Murray represented the family of Ashling Fitzgerald at a recent inquest into her death. The family said they hoped that her story would help highlight “how difficult it is for mental health patients and their families to access care”. Media Links Irish Mirror Irish Independent Photo credit: Collins Photo Agency
International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day 2025, we are delighted to feature Solicitors, Sorcha King and Mary McNamara, from our Galway office in The Galway Advertiser.
Calls for review into still births at yet another Saolta Hospital
Calls for review into still births at yet another Saolta Hospital. This time Mayo University Hospital. This follows the recent news that the HSE launched external reviews into the birth of 9 babies at Portiuncula University Hospital. External reviews have been commissioned into two still births at Mayo University Hospital in 2023 as well as […]
Increase in Number of Newborn Deaths in Irish Hospitals
Five times more baby deaths and baby birth-related injuries were reported to the HSE in 2023 compared to 2016, new figures reveal. Listen here to our Scarlett Griffin O’Sullivan discussing this topic on Galway Talks with John Morley. (28 minutes into audio from 9-10am). Media Links Irish Examiner See also: Mullingar hospital apologises following death […]
Mullingar hospital apologises following death of baby girl after birth
Our Niamh Ni Mhurchu represented the family today at the inquest into the death of their baby girl, Rú, who died at the Coombe Hospital, Dublin in June 2020, three days after she was delivered by an emergency caesarean section at the hospital in Mullingar. ‘There were “missed opportunities” to prevent the death of an […]
Updates in Personal Injury Reform
Caroline McLaughlin elected president of Sligo Solicitors Bar Association
Our Caroline McLaughlin has been elected president of the Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA). Ms McLaughlin is joined on the new committee by Joanne Irwin of Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP as secretary, Noel Kelly of Noel Kelly Solicitors as treasurer, and Carol Ballantyne of Murphy Ballantyne, Darelle Conway of McDermott Creed & Martyn and Francis […]