Irish Examiner view: Catalogue of tragic shortcomings at Limerick hospital

Full-scale public inquiry into all aspects of management and funding at UL Hospitals Group must take place

Roland Doherty, husband of the deceased Susan Doherty, with her mother, Sheila Moloney and brother Rob Moloney at Limerick Coroners Court. 

The monarch who was given such a memorable send-off in London on Monday had her own phrase for troubled times. She suffered, she said, an “annus horribilis” 30 years ago.

For the UL Hospitals Group and, in particular, University Hospital Limerick, 2022 can be represented as a horrible year as further news emerges of shortcomings in protecting people entrusted to their care.