Daughter of deceased blood-transfusion woman hits out at State

The daughter of an 83-year-old woman, who contracted Hepatitis C from a blood transfusion has today said "shame on the State" following an inquest into her mother's death.

Dublin City Coroner's Court heard that cirrhosis of the liver from Hepatitis was a significant factor in Patricia Callaghan's death on December 12 last - nearly five months after suffering a stroke.