Report on Róisín’s death due in autumn

AN independent investigation into the events surrounding the death of a two-year-old Limerick girl after her heart operation was postponed is expected to be completed in late September.

Announcing the inquiry last night, Health Minister Mícheál Martin said the three-member panel of experts would also address questions raised by Róisín Ruddle’s family.

Gerard Ruddle and Helen Quain-Ruddle from Ballingarry, Co Limerick, called for the independent inquiry after they saw the still unpublished official report on the death of their daughter.