UHL crisis: Death of teenager Aoife Johnston 'did not happen in isolation', campaigners warn

Hospital group chief executive Colette Cowan now facing disciplinary action relating to the death of Aoife Johnston, 16, in the overcrowded emergency department in December 2022

Conditions in UHL 'appalling', with patients often waiting hours or days for a bed: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Campaigners calling for improved healthcare in the Limerick region have warned the death of a teenager at University Hospital Limerick was not an isolated incident.

It was reported on Sunday the hospital group chief executive Colette Cowan is now facing disciplinary action relating to the death of Aoife Johnston, 16, in the overcrowded emergency department in December 2022.