'It beggars belief' — Widower pleads for new law after six-year battle over wife's healthcare

Fergal Murphy said his late wife Amanda, who sustained a brain injury in 2016 'can now be at peace knowing her children’s future has been secured'

Fergal Murphy (pictured) said the HSE admitted liability early in the case of his wife who sustained a brain injury, but 44- year old Amanda died not knowing if her children’s future was secure in the legal action against the HSE because of an anomaly in the law. File picture: Collins Courts

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023 - 20:01

Ann O’Loughlin

“It beggars belief that we were dragged through such a lengthy legal battle,” a grieving widower has said outside the High Court as his six-year fight about his wife’s hospital care has come to an end over a year after her death.

Fergal Murphy said the HSE admitted liability early in the case of his wife who sustained a brain injury, but 44-year-old Amanda died not knowing if her children’s future was secure in the legal action against the HSE because of an anomaly in the law.