Eoin O'Malley: Inquest reveals dysfunction at University Hospital Limerick even worse than we feared

The late Aoife Johnston had a treatable condition so why, in the words of one consultant, didn’t she stand a chance?

Aoife Johnston, of Shannon, Co Clare, died after being admitted to A&E with sepsis

Eoin O'Malley

Even though we don’t like to think about it, most of us can think of good deaths and bad deaths. Those lucky enough to go painlessly, after a long life, with some time to prepare, have had a good death. A more sudden, early, and pain-ridden death is a bad death.

The death of Aoife Johnston (16) on December 19, 2022, was different. It was an unnecessary death.