'I wish I'd taken my father out of UHL,' says Cork woman

Karina Leahy described how her father, Patrick ‘Pa’ Leahy from Charleville, died unexpectedly in June 2023 at UHL

Karina Leahy described on Virgin Media's documentary 'UHL: Ireland's Hospital Crisis' how her father, Patrick ‘Pa’ Leahy from Charleville in north Cork, died unexpectedly in June 2023 at UHL. Photo via Virgin Media

The daughter of a man who spent three weeks at University Hospital Limerick but was only diagnosed with cancer shortly before dying has said he was failed at every step.

A documentary shown on Virgin Media on Monday night comes in the wake of a scathing report into the death of teenager Aoife Johnston at the hospital, by former Chief Justice Frank Clarke.