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Person: Karen Russell

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Adversarial cases make a mockery of the HSE’s open-disclosure policy

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Adversarial cases make a mockery of the HSE’s open-disclosure policy

These seven high-profile cases from 2015 show that the HSE has a long way to go in translating policy into practice, writes Catherine Shanahan

Insurance cost hikes loom after  ruling on injuries

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Insurance cost hikes loom after ruling on injuries
Boy left severely disabled at birth awarded €13.5m

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Boy left severely disabled at birth awarded €13.5m
Irish writer scoops world’s most valuable literary prize

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Irish writer scoops world’s most valuable literary prize
Kevin Barry book shortlisted for €100k IMPAC award

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Kevin Barry book shortlisted for €100k IMPAC award

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Kevin Barry shortlisted for €100k Impac Award
Opening book on €100,000 prize
Opening book on €100,000 prize

DUBLIN’S €100,000 International IMPAC is the largest literary award for a single work of fiction in the English language.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

Six years since her son’s traumatic birth, Karen finally gets to be ‘just his mother’

Karen Russell spends every second of every day looking after her son.

Sat, 27 Oct, 2012

Boy seeks payout for birth injuries

A six-year-old Cork boy who can only communicate by moving his eyes has brought a High Court action for damages relating to the injuries he suffered at birth.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2012

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