The inquest into the death of Niamh McNally, Ardykeohane, Bruff, Co Limerick, on January 29th, 2024, heard there were “so many missed opportunities” in her care at UHL.

The 16-year old is now urging all premises that have the life-saving device to ensure those responsible for the equipment get it checked regularly.

Overall, in 2023 there were 2,857 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests where resuscitation continued after the arrival of the emergency medical services.

The coroner, Clare Keane, returned a verdict of death by natural causes after hearing complex medical evidence about the case.

Ronan Lawless (35) died at Beaumont Hospital a week after gardaí were called to his home

Ella Noonan was only 11 years of age when hours after successful brain surgery to insert a shunt she went into cardiac arrest and died.