Family of Aoife Johnston not consulted on terms of reference of investigation into her death

'There was absolutely no discussion or consultation with us, the legal representatives for the Johnson family, with the view to the makeup of those terms of reference'

Aoife Johnston, 16, died at UHL on December 19, 2022.

A lawyer representing the family of Aoife Johnston, who died in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in December 2022, has said that the terms of reference for an investigation into her death were decided without input from the family.

Aoife, from Shannon, died at UHL on December 19, 2022 after waiting for 12 hours for treatment at its emergency department (ED). She was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and later developed sepsis. She was 16 years old.