Mother 'wasn't in the right frame of mind to be signing forms' consenting to child's autopsy

Eimear and Eddie McCarthy after their son Timmy's inquest in Portlaoise. The pair arranged a low-key second burial after collecting their son's organs. Picture: Neil Michael

When Eleanor McCarthy's baby Timmy died on August 14, 2020, she was distraught.

However, when she was called a few months before what should have been his second birthday and asked to come back into the hospital to collect his organs, she felt traumatised and shocked.