Hospital apologises to family for six-hour delay in treating US tourist who died after fall

The court heard that Ms Mulligan was on blood thinning medication and as a result should have had a CT scan within eight hours of her fall

Cavan General Hospital, in a letter read to the High Court, apologised for 'the shortcomings in the care' of mother-of-four Mary Mulligan. File photo: Kevin Clancy/ViewPoint

A hospital has apologised to the family of an elderly lady who died while on holiday here from the US after she was brought to the Accident and Emergency Department for treatment following a hillwalking fall.

Cavan General Hospital, in a letter read to the High Court, apologised for “the shortcomings in the care” of mother-of-four Mary Mulligan who it was claimed was not seen for six hours by an Emergency Department doctor.