The woman at the centre of an abortion controversy earlier this year has launched High Court proceedings aimed at stopping a HSE inquiry into the care provided to her by state agencies.

The High Court has dismissed solicitor Gerald Kean’s appeal against a finding of professional misconduct arising out of his handling of a former client’s case.

The HSE has apologised unreservedly to the family of a baby who died from meningitis at Our Lady's of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda after doctors there had sent him home several hours earlier.