Pensioner had to wait 10 hours for urgent medical review at hospital after fall, court told

The grandmother Frances Farrell was attending an event when she was struck on the head by metal and fell off a five foot stage to the ground

Mrs Farrell had been brought to Connolly Hospital by ambulance on the evening of December 11, 2019, complaining of pain in her mid-spine. File picture: Billy Higgins

The family of a 78-year-old woman who claimed she was not seen by any doctor for 10 hours at a Dublin hospital when she was brought there after a fall has settled a High Court action over her death.

Mother of four and grandmother Frances Farrell was attending an event when she was struck on the head by metal and fell off a five foot stage to the ground. She was brought by ambulance to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown but it was claimed she was not the subject of any medical review until the early hours of the next day.