Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought
New judges expected to be announced within two weeks
Apology and €500,000 payment over unexpected death of woman (33)
Suzanne Hannon died in 2014 after intestine procedure at Midland Regional Hospital
Boy who claimed he developed sleep disorder after swine flu jab settles action for €900,000
The 16-year-old was aged five when he received the Pandemrix vaccine in 2009
Hospital apologises over death of mother of three after cervical cancer diagnosis
Husband secured €430,000 settlement after suing HSE over wrongful death of his wife (31)
Man whose wife died after heart attack while pregnant awarded €1.25m
Woman died 11 days after baby delivered by emergency Caesarean section
Mistaken pregnancy termination case to get a ‘hybrid’ hearing
Case of the ‘highest sensitivity’ and being completely contested by defendants
Boy secures €2.4m settlement over brain injury allegedly suffered at birth
Family sued National Maternity Hospital claiming failure of timely decision for emergency caesarean
Ambulance service apologises to family of deceased teenager over delay
Darren Gaughan (17), who had diabetes, died after becoming unwell in Limerick
Family of woman who died from cervical cancer settles case
Retired nurse Joan Lucey died hours after HSE and laboratories agreed to begin mediation
Judge urges sides to consider mediation in case of woman ‘on her deathbed’
Joan Lucey who has terminal cervical cancer is suing the HSE and two laboratories
Woman with terminal cervical cancer seeks urgent mediation of claim
Retired nurse sues HSE and two laboratories in High Court
Girl awarded €70,000 over alleged delay in diagnosis of hip condition
Settlement, against the HSE, was made without admission of liability, court hears
Seriously ill mother (32) settles action over alleged misinterpretation of cervical smears
‘Unfortunately, I probably will not be here much longer’, says Lynsey Bennett
Family of woman who died days after hospital discharge secure €150,000 settlement
High Court told 79-year-old collapsed at home night after she left Portiuncula Hospital
Settlement of €9.4m for girl (12) with paraplegia
Aimee Brennan had spinal operation at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin
Boy who sued over care at CUH gets €1.85m settlement
Child had kidney transplant and will need two more after massive loss of blood at birth
Woman claims smear tests misdiagnosed or misreported
Patricia Carrick (51) takes case against HSE as she is terminally ill with cervical cancer
Funeral of Ruth Morrissey to take place on Wednesday
CervicalCheck campaigner who sued State over misreading of smear test results died on Sunday
State did not apologise to Ruth Morrissey ‘now it is too late’, says husband after her death
Tributes to CervicalCheck campaigner (39) who sued state over misreading of smear test results
HSE and labs lose appeal over standard of care in cervical check cases
Court’s decision in Limerick woman’s case will impact on other cervical cancer cases
Family of man hit by two cars awarded €300,000 over his death
Court hears alleged actions of drivers caused the death of Wayne O’Neill in Co Carlow
Call for clarity on cap for personal injury damages
Alliance for Insurance Reform responding to paper by Law Reform Commission
Chief Justice signals cautious approach over personal injury payouts
Judiciary knows compensation levels a problem but will not swing an axe at current system
HSE apologises to family of pregnant woman kept on life support
Natasha Perie on life support against family’s wishes over Eighth Amendment concerns
Man settles for €9.75m over life-altering injuries after struck crossing road
Joshua Sweeney (22) is non-verbal, has to use wheelchair and needs 24-hour care
CervicalCheck: Longer wait for smear test results possible as lab exits programme
Capacity may not be sufficient to clear backlog left as MedLab ends involvement
Supreme Court to hear Ruth Morrissey judgment appeal
Concern centres on finding that screeners have ‘absolute confidence’ about adequacy of sample
Farmer who suffered horrific injuries to his hand settles court action
Gearóid Hurley’s hand was sucked into combine harvester as he tried to free grain clogging up machine
HSE apologises after woman left without medication suffered major stroke
Mary Moss continued ‘unknowingly for six weeks’ without her anti coagulants
Supreme Court urged to hear urgent Ruth Morrissey appeal
High Court judgment has far-reaching consequences for Cervical Check tribunal, court hears
State Claims Agency handling 117 CervicalCheck legal actions
TDs told seven cases over screening controversy had been settled as of June 27th
Cancer screening: Claims body says appeal will not affect Ruth Morrissey’s €2.1m award
Barrister says it is not clear how the award could be ‘disconnected’ from an appeal
Solicitor for terminally ill woman Ruth Morrissey critical of Harris
Cervical cancer case: Minister accused of ‘putting politics ahead of common decency’
US laboratory to help clear backlog of smear tests
HSE agreement with Quest Diagnostics will ensure survival of CervicalCheck programme
The major disquiet that followed ruling in cervical smear case
False negative results, which occur for a number of reasons, lie at the centre of the CervicalCheck controversy
Legal costs in Morrissey case to be near double €2.1m award
Judge criticises ‘hysterical’ commentary on ruling in media
Screening services should not be paused after High Court ruling - Harris
Doctors concerned over ‘absolute confidence’ expectation following Ruth Morrissey case
Judge rules for ‘absolute confidence’ in screening programmes’ all-clear results
Court threshold could be applied in dozens of cases of alleged misreading of smear tests
Terminally ill woman awarded €2.1m in landmark CervicalCheck case
Judge says Ruth Morrissey’s life had been ruined and she has suffered a life sentence
Terminally ill Ruth Morrissey criticises Varadkar over court ordeal
‘An Taoiseach told us none of us would have to go through this but unfortunately I’m the one who had to’
Family of man who killed his brother (9) settles case against HSE
Shane Skeffington Jnr (19) killed younger brother Brandon (9)
Boy who sued over birth settles action for €5 million
Evan Cullen (9) has cerebral palsy which also affects left side of his body
Screening expert tells court cervical smear slide had ‘red flag’ cells
Dr Michael McKenna gives evidence of reviewing 2009 slide from tests on Ruth Morrissey (37) who has cancer
State admits liability in two claims brought by Maurice McCabe
Garda whistleblower is seeking a hearing date when damages can be assessed by judge
At least 18 affected by CervicalCheck issue still waiting for slides
‘Small number’ of slides being processed and will be released shortly, HSE says
Head chef who cut hand while shucking oyster awarded €75,000
High court heard accident at Howth restaurant resulted in chef requiring surgery
Family secures €650,000 settlement over woman’s ‘shocking’ death in childbirth
Nora Hyland (31) died on operating table at Holles Street after emergency C-section
Woman gets €600k settlement over alleged negligence in knee care
Elderly patient requires 24-hour care after procedure it is claimed was unnecessary
Girl (14) settles court action over shoulder injury for €425,000
Teenager claims she suffers from Erb’s Palsy sustained during delivery at Louth hospital
‘Mammy, please don’t die,’ child tells terminally ill mother
Cervical smear test woman who developed cancer has one to two years to live, High Court hears
Emma Mhic Mhathúna to buy house in Dublin where she receives treatment
Kerry woman with terminal cancer had reached €7.5m settlement over CervicalCheck smears
Ruth Morrissey: ‘I am not frightened to die, but I don’t want to’
Woman (37) with breast and cervical cancer is suing over misinterpretation of smears
Woman with breast and cervical cancer begins action over smear tests
Counsel for Ruth Morrissey (37) to give evidence that two tests were ‘negligently reported’
Family of woman who sued GP over alleged wrongful death settle action
Mr Justice Kevin Cross sympathises with family after approving € 475,000 settlement
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