Aoife Johnston inquest hears University Hospital Limerick was 'akin to a war zone'

The inquest will examine the care provided to Aoife Johnston at UHL on the 17 and 18 of December 2022, with some 25 witnesses scheduled to give evidence

Aoife Johnston, 16, died from meningitis in UHL on Monday and her funeral took place on Thursday. She was from Shannon in Co Clare

A clinical nurse manager has described conditions in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on the night teenager Aoife Johnston died as "akin to a war zone".

The 16-year-old from Shannon, Co Clare, died on December 19, 2022, after a 12-hour wait at the hospital's emergency department.