An inquest into the death of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) was told a nurse manager was informed that an Emergency Consultant declined to attend the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) emergency department amid serious overcrowding concerns, warning that he would attend in the event of a major emergency but not due to patient volume concerns.
An inquest into the death of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) was told a nurse manager was informed that an Emergency Consultant declined to attend the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) emergency department amid serious overcrowding concerns, warning that he would attend in the event of a major emergency but not due to patient volume concerns.
Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas (41) was conscious and struggling in the sea for 17 minutes after her boat was capsized by a freak wave off the Clare coast, throwing her and two Coast Guard colleagues into a heavy swell.