Abused children plan legal action against HSE

THE two eldest children in the Roscommon abuse case are to launch a legal action against the HSE for vicarious liability, the Irish Examiner understands.

Given the full and unequivocal nature of the HSE’s apology this week for a series of failings over 15 years, during which the local health board repeatedly failed to remove the children from the care of their parents, it is thought likely that the case would be settled outside court.

The Irish Examiner understand that the two eldest children in the family, both of whom are no longer in state care, have instructed solicitors regarding the civil action.