Family of grandmother who died two days after seeking help at hospital settle for €150k

The mother-of-two and grandmother-of-three, Kathleen Lynch, was found unconscious in a pool of blood by her husband in their home

Mrs Lynch had got a headache while in bed on the night of April 16, 2018. She took a painkiller but an ambulance was called in the early hours of April 17 and she was taken to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. File photo

The family of a 79-year-old woman who died two days after she went to a hospital A&E complaining of a sudden and severe headache but was not admitted have settled a High Court action for €150,000. 

Mother-of-two and grandmother-of-three, Kathleen Lynch, collapsed the night after she left hospital when her husband found her unconscious in a pool of blood in their Athlone home. She was rushed back to hospital where a scan showed a bleed on the brain and she died the following day.