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The mother of a six-year-old child awarded €4.5m due to the severe injuries she suffered arising out of the circumstances of her birth has settled her own personal injuries action against the HSE.

A child who suffered "devastating injuries" at birth due to "incompetence" of the medical staff who handled her delivery has secured €4.5m in damages at the High Court.

The family of a child that suffered "devastating injuries" at birth due to "incompetence" of the medical staff who handled her delivery has secured €4.5m at the High Court.

The High Court has heard that a hospital denied liability for the "devastating injuries" sustained by a child at birth almost three years after its own internal investigation into the matter identified mistakes it had made.