Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to meet with family of Aoife Johnston 'soon' 

Aoife, from Shannon, died at UHL on December 19, 2022, after waiting 12 hours for treatment at its emergency department 
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to meet with family of Aoife Johnston 'soon' 

On Thursday, a lawyer representing Aoife's family said the terms of reference for an investigation into her death were decided without input from the family.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is set to meet with the family of Aoife Johnston, who died in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in December 2022.

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

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