Following a child’s death during spinal surgery at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, the HSE has initiated an external review of clinical care for Spina Bifida patients led by UK expert Mr Selvadurai Nayagam.
A review of maternity deliveries at University Hospital Galway will investigate cases of subgaleal haemorrhage in newborns, focusing on difficult deliveries involving vacuum extractors. Coleman Legal LLP supports affected families who are seeking answers.
The Government is considering a proposal whereby the owners of homes constructed with defective mica blocks would receive compensation of up to about €350,000 for repairs, in addition to further redress for rent, storage, and medical expenses. The decision-making...
The High Court is due to hear two test cases seeking judicial review of the final Mother and Baby Homes report of the Commission in late October or November. The cases are being brought by Philomena Lee and Mary Harney, two survivors of the homes. As test cases, they...
Suspected misdiagnosis and over-medication of some children and young adolescents in recent years by CAMHS – Co. Kerry mental health services have prompted several families to consider issuing legal proceedings against the HSE. The files of more than 1,500 young...
A High Court action brought on behalf of a girl whose shoulder was allegedly injured during her birth at Cork University Maternity Hospital has been settled for €375,000. The High Court was told that Ciara Kelly, now 11 years of age, has been left with a disability...
A former scout leader was sentenced to prison for five years at a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to 29 charges of sexually and indecently assaulting ten boys—all aged between 13 and 17 years at the time—over a period of 22 years between...
