‘Systemic failures’ seen in Aoife’s care

Solicitor Damien Tansey, second from left, with the Johnston family outside Kilmallock Courthouse. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

During four days of harrowing evidence, an inquest heard how Aoife Johnston — a teenage girl on the cusp of adulthood — died while in the care of University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

Aoife’s family had to endure the pain of listening on as the final hours of her young life were detailed by hospital staff, in the hospital where they believed she was “safe”.