Family of Aoife Johnston repeat call for statutory inquiry on second anniversary of her death

The family's solicitor, Damien Tansey, said 'there was no reason why' a statutory inquiry into Aoife's death should take years, as previously claimed

The late Aoife Johnston from Co Clare died on December 19, 2022, after suffering from meningitis-related sepsis and was left for more than 16 hours without antibiotics — a vital treatment to help save her life. File picture: David Raleigh

On the second anniversary of her death, the family of Aoife Johnston has repeated a call for a statutory inquiry into her death at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

The 16-year-old from Co Clare died on December 19, 2022, after suffering from meningitis-related sepsis and was left for more than 16 hours without antibiotics — a vital treatment to help save her life.