Court approves settlement in favour of family of a talented musician who took his own life
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High Court approves settlement in favour of family of Donegal musician against the HSE
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The family of a 24-year-old Donegal musician who took his own life in 2016 had the terms of settlement of an action against the Republic s Health Service Executive (HSE) approved by the High Court yesterday.
The action was settled without an admission of liability from the HSE.
Sean and Loren Rea had taken a case against the HSE alleging negligence in the way Alec had been treated by the HSE. Alec suffered with depression from the age of 16 until his death.
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An updated vaccination rollout plan, based on this advice, is expected to be announced by the Government shortly.
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