Blood test ‘would have saved man’s life’

A Clare man who was taken to University Hospital Limerick after a fall would not have died had he been properly treated and kept in, a court heard.

The chief executive of the hospital, Colette Cowan, issued an apology at Limerick Circuit Court to he family of Thomas Cusack, aged 54, of Anam Cara, Seafield, Quilty.

Eliza Kelleher, counsel for the family, said Mr Cusack was taken to UHL on April 17, 2014, after sustaining a fall at his home.