Kerry man's family who claim he got superbug infection and later died in hospital settle action

The court heard Mr Dennehy’s second wife Molly Troxell who lives in Pennsylvania did not see fit to travel to Ireland when her husband’s “life was in peril” and did not attend his funeral

Denis Dennehy had undergone a right knee replacement operation at the hospital in, but was re-admitted to the hospital suffering from a prosthetic joint infection before his condition deteriorated, it was claimed, and he died as a result of sepsis.

The family of a man who it was claimed got a superbug infection and later died at University Hospital Kerry has settled a High Court action over his death.

A letter of regret was read to the High Court from the Kerry hospital to the family of 71-year-old Denis Dennehy over the tragic death of the father of seven and grandfather to 17 from Dingle in November 2016 about seven weeks after he had a knee replacement operation there.