Clinical director of UHL to return following investigation into Aoife Johnston’s death

A High Court dispute over the suspension of the chief clinical director of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in the wake of an investigation into the death of Aoife Johnston has been settled.

Professor Brian Lenehan will be returning to his position until his contract ends next June and will also participate in a disciplinary process which has been brought against him, the court heard.

Prof Lenehan had sought an injunction over a HSE decision to put him on paid administrative leave pending an investigation for alleged serious misconduct relating to circumstances surrounding the girl’s death on December 19th, 2022.

He denied any wrongdoing and said the decision was reached without any actual conduct on his part having been identified. It was in breach of his contract and contrary to ordinary rationality and logic such as to be void in law, he also said.

The HSE denied it was unlawful.

The case has been running since Tuesday, but on Friday, Peter Ward SC for the HSE said the matter…

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