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The older sister of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) wept this afternoon as she spoke of her devastation at not being able to say a final goodbye to her baby sister.

The older sister of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) wept this afternoon as she spoke of her devastation at not being able to say a final goodbye to her baby sister.

The older sister of Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) wept this afternoon as she spoke of her devastation at not being able to say a final goodbye to her baby sister.

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.

A CONSULTANT microbiologist requested an urgent investigation immediately after he realised Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) had suffered a delay of 15 hours and 15 minutes at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in receiving critical antibiotic treatment which he said in all likelihood would have saved her life.

A CONSULTANT microbiologist requested an urgent investigation immediately after he realised Clare teen Aoife Johnston (16) had suffered a delay of 15 hours and 15 minutes at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in receiving critical antibiotic treatment which he said in all likelihood would have saved her life.

A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston has said medical staff faced "an impossible situation" in University Hospital Limerick's emergency department because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022.

A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston has said medical staff faced "an impossible situation" in University Hospital Limerick's emergency department because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022.

A doctor who fought to save the life of teenager Aoife Johnston (16) has said medical staff faced "an impossible situation" in University Hospital Limerick's emergency department because of chronic overcrowding in December 2022.