€117k over swab left inside Dublin woman

A woman who sued after a swab was left inside her after her baby was delivered at a Dublin hospital has been awarded €117,000 by the High Court.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross said what ought to have been a very joyous occasion for Sarah Daly with the birth of her baby had become something that will live with her for the rest of her life.

The judge said Ms Daly, aged 38, was entitled to be compensated for the wrongful insertion of the swab; the fact that it was not diagnosed despite her complaints for a considerable time, that no internal examination took place, and that she was discharged from hospital when the swab was removed without any antibiotic and developed a significant infection.