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...

International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day 2025, we are delighted to feature our Solicitors, Sorcha King and Mary McNamara, from our Galway office in this week’s The Galway Advertiser. Sorcha King and Mary McNamara are solicitors working out of our Galway office. They...

Birth Injury Claims

Birth Injury Claims: What you need to Know about Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) The HSE have launched an external review into the births of 9 babies at Portiuncula University Hospital in Co Galway born between 2023 – 2025. According to reports, 7 of the...

Covid Vaccine & Man’s Death Not Related, Inquest Told

A coroner has returned a narrative verdict at the inquest into the death of a 23-year-old Waterford man, who became ill and died five days after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. Cork City Coroner Philip Comyn told the family of Roy Butler, from O’Reilly Road in...

€320,000 Settlement after newborn left with chemical-type burn

The High Court has agreed a settlement totaling €320,000 in the lawsuit involving a seven-year-old girl who, as a newborn, suffered a chemical-type burn purportedly due to a wipe left in her incubator at a maternity hospital. During the proceedings, it was disclosed...