Cork teen waiting 15 years for hip surgery to meet Taoiseach over €300k treatment battle

After 15 years waiting for surgery, Cork teenager Katie Byrne will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in her €300k care battle

Antoinette Burke with her 18-year-old daughter Katie Byrne. Picture: David Creedon

A Cork teenager who has been waiting 15 years for hip surgery is preparing to plead her case to the Taoiseach following a personal request from him for a private meeting.

It comes just days after Antoinette Burke confronted Taoiseach Micheál Martin on behalf of her daughter Katie Byrne at a Fianna Fáil think-in on Monday.