A Clare woman put into an induced coma after being seriously injured while travelling in Vietnam has been cleared to come home, according to her family. Aoife Cahill had been living in Australia, where she moved after working as a secretary at University Hospital Limerick, but had gone to Vietnam on her Christmas break. In a GoFundMe appeal for €57,500, her family explained Aoife was involved in a “sudden and traumatic” accident. “Aoife is receiving medical care far from home, and the costs involved are significant and ongoing. Aoife, from Killaloe, was successfully woken from her coma on December 26, after a previous attempt had been unsuccessful.

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2026 09:37 UTC