A JUDGE has expressed his annoyance at learning today that a man who had claimed he couldn’t take medication because his medical card had been taken off him did indeed hold a medical card.
Letterkenny Circuit Court was told yesterday that Joe McGranaghan has serious psychological issues.
But despite this he has been without his medication since January, his lawyers had told the court.
Judge Keenan Johnson said yesterday he was giving the HSE 24 hours to explain the reasons for the decision.
But today the judge was told that Mr McGrenaghan’s medical card had NOT been withdrawn.
Lawyers, who said they were acting on instruction in the case, apologised to the judge.
Judge Johnson expressed his concern that the case had been misrepresented to him.