Lee Gibson is a bright, happy boy who cannot speak, but he was in the High Court yesterday to use his hands to sign ‘thank you’ to the judge who approved a €2m interim payment for his care.

A 10-year-old boy who, it was claimed, suffered brain damage at birth in a Cork hospital has settled his action against the HSE with an interim payout of €2m.

A 10-year old boy who it is claimed suffered brain damage at birth in a Cork hospital has settled his action against the HSE with an interim payout of €2m.

A family which has won a four-year legal battle with the HSE arising out of the death of their sister in Cork University Hospital has called for reforms to end the “culture of non-disclosure” in the healthcare system.

ALL they ever wanted from the HSE was the truth about why their beloved sister died. And an apology.