Case No. 2114Negligence (civil personal injury – nervous shock) · Co. Dublin · 7 Feb 2018
HSE apologises and settles €150,000 with mother of man found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing her partner
Fiona Nolan, 53, of Lucan, Dublin, settled her High Court nervous-shock action for €150,000 after the HSE admitted a breach of duty of care for failing to properly assess her son Adam Nolan, 19, at Tallaght University Hospital A&E in January 2018, two weeks before he stabbed her partner Bryan Cassidy, 52, to death. Adam Nolan was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder.
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Key facts
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- whatFiona Nolan settled her High Court nervous-shock action for €150,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe HSE admitted a breach of duty of care in the case (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAdam had psychotic thoughts about killing his mother's partner Bryan Cassidy (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAdam was advised to see a counsellor and discharged without further follow-up (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBryan Cassidy was stabbed in the eye and six times in the abdomen (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAdam was a 19-year-old student suffering from psychosis unrelated to any medication (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIt was claimed there was no proper examination or history taken at the A&E (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAdam expressed a desire to kill people, specifically Bryan Cassidy, with a kitchen knife (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIt was claimed there was a failure to diagnose acute psychotic symptoms indicative of probable paranoid schizophrenia (irishmirror.ie)
- whereBoth Adam Nolan and Bryan Cassidy lived at Buirg an Ri Walk, Balgaddy, Lucan (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe property is a mews at the rear of a house on Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenAdam Nolan was brought to Tallaght University Hospital A&E on 24 January 2018 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenBryan Cassidy was killed on 7 February 2018 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe restaurant operated successfully from 1989. (irishtimes.com)
- whenIn 2021, an independent valuer determined increased rents for periods since 2013 and 2018. (irishtimes.com)
- whenRenée ffrench-O'Carroll died in December 2015. (irishtimes.com)
- courtAdam Nolan was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMr Justice Paul Coffey noted the settlement was a very sad and tragic case (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe matter came before Mr Justice Oisín Quinn to determine the proper construction of a rent-review clause. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe HSE letter of apology was from Orlagh Claffey, Integrated Health Area manager – Dublin South West (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe executors of the estate were her two other sons, Donal and Paul. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe precise arrears sum was €194,331. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe was elected independent TD for southwest Dublin in 1951 and died in 2007. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Mar2025Court directs receiver to pay €194,331 rent arrears to ffrench-O’Carroll estate
Reports the High Court's final order on 11 March 2025 directing payment of €194,331 in rent arrears, following a prior ruling the previous month on the construction of the rent-review clause.
victim, female, irish (judged from name)victim, male, irish (judged from name)victim, male, irish (judged from name)suspect, male, irish (judged from name) - 11 Mar2025HSE apology to mother of man who killed her partner 2 weeks after A&E discharge
Reports the settlement of the civil nervous-shock action, the HSE's letter of apology, and the underlying criminal finding of not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2018 murder.
victim, Bryan Cassidy, 52, male, irish (judged from name)Bryan Cassidyvictim, Fiona Nolan, 53, female, irish (judged from name)Fiona Nolanaccused, Adam Nolan, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Adam Nolan