'Your son should not have died' - Coroner finds Waterford man’s death due to medical misadventure

HSE-wide policy recommended after father-of-three dies following allergic reaction to antibiotic

Nicholas Kennedy died at University Hospital Waterford on December 30, 2023. 

An inquest into the death of Nicholas Kennedy has found that he died due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic, which his partner told medical staff that she suspected he was allergic to. The court found that by not connecting his symptoms to that of an allergic reaction, he was administered the same antibiotic again which led to severe brain damage.

Mr Kennedy, 43, of Grantstown in Ballygunner, Waterford, was admitted to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) on December 24, 2023. He died in the intensive care unit on December 30, 2023.