Michael Boylan
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Narcolepsy test case result will disappoint other sufferers
- Crime & Law
- November 19, 2019, 20:18
The outcome of the case taken by 26-year-old Aoife Bennett will be a disappointment for the more than 100 people who also believe they developed the l(...)

Wexford man blinded by medical error settles court action for €5.9m
- High Court
- October 31, 2018, 13:25
A 49-year-old man made blind by a medical error while in the care of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin has settled his High Court action for €5.9 million. B(...)

HSE failed to reply to cancer check calls
- Irish News
- May 26, 2018, 06:00
One of the 209 women caught up in the CervicalCheck controversy did not receive responses to two phone calls she made to the Health Service Executive’(...)

‘Hands-on’ osteopaths seek official recognition
- Health
- April 21, 2018, 01:31
A retired boxer walks into an osteopath’s clinic with persistent sinus infection and a repeat prescription for seemingly ineffective antibiotics. Afte(...)

Boy with cerebral palsy awarded €15m over injuries at birth
- High Court
- November 21, 2017, 12:49
A young boy with cerebral palsy has secured a €15 million settlement and apology from a Dublin maternity hospital that he sued, claiming negligence i(...)

Claim that medical negligence hearings are becoming ‘mini trials’
- Health
- April 18, 2016, 01:03
Medical negligence lawyers are “subverting” a system for regular compensation payments to victims of catastrophic medical injuries by making excessiv(...)

Families and patients suffer as settlements drag on for years
- Health
- April 18, 2016, 01:02
One of the saddest sights in Irish health is of the parents of a catastrophically injured child emerging from court to explain how they had to fight f(...)

Bar Council rejects claims over ‘excessive’ legal fees
- Health
- January 28, 2015, 01:00
The Bar Council has rejected claims that excessive legal costs are driving up the cost of medical indemnity and forcing doctors into emigration and r(...)

‘If they had admitted it at the time, it would have made a huge difference’
- Crime & Law
- October 10, 2014, 01:00
“I can’t put into words how devastating it is,” says Kevin Conroy, reflecting on the ordeal that came to an end on the steps of the Four Courts in Nov(...)

Doctors who admit mistakes know best
- Life & Style
- October 29, 2013, 01:00
Two patients’ advocacy organisations will join in calling for “candour” from the HSE, hospitals and health professionals when facing up to cases of me(...)