
Child's Eyelids Accidentally Glued Shut During Hospital Treatment
A four-year-old child's eyelids were accidentally glued shut by a hospital doctor while treating a cut, leading to a settlement offer from Children’s Health Ireland.
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A four-year-old child's eyelids were accidentally glued shut by a hospital doctor while treating a cut, leading to a settlement offer from Children’s Health Ireland.
It comes as a new Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) report revealed a 50pc annual increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries because of…

The family of Killian Burnett, a 15-year-old who died of cardiac arrest brought on by an acute asthma attack in 2022, has settled an action against Children’s Health Ireland. The details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) accepted €30,000 from a concession holder – a donor who was previously awarded a contract – for a staff Christmas party in 2022, but did not return the sum until it…
More than €374,000 has been spent by Children’s Health Ireland on flights and accommodation for staff working on its electronic system to visit the US headquarters of an IT giant over the last three years.

Amazon has ceased the sale of a specific e-scooter model, as retailers in Ireland are urged to remove non-compliant devices. This follows a 50% increase in traumatic brain injuries among children and young people due to e-scooter use, according to Children’s Health Ireland.
Children's Health Ireland has issued an apology for failures in the care of a four-year-old girl who died from meningitis after being admitted to the hospital with a rash.

Anita Hill, a former business manager at Children’s Health Ireland, has resigned as part of a deal to settle a dispute, having claimed dismissal in August 2025 due to an instruction to delist 10 patients from a spinal surgery waiting list.
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is attempting to reclaim more than €1.1 million in payroll overpayments made to its staff, as revealed in the hospital group's latest financial statements.

A report from Children’s Health Ireland reveals that one to two e-scooter injuries are presented to hospitals daily, prompting a discussion on whether a complete ban on e-scooters should be implemented.

An 11-year-old girl, Nellie Lannen, has settled her spinal implant case in the High Court, marking the first such case to come before the court since the Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street controversy.
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) reported investigations are continuing into the cases of 13 children who suffered significant harm or injury at its hospitals.

Anita Little says she was told to take 10 patients off spinal surgery waiting list