A YOUNG Co Louth woman who suffers from an inflamed colon has been awarded more than €500,000 in damages by the High Court after a judge found her illness was not properly treated or managed by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and the HSE (North Eastern Health Board).

A young Co Louth woman who suffers from an inflamed colon has been awarded more than €500,000 in damages by the High Court today.