A nine-year-old boy left brain damaged and permanently disabled after a failure to diagnose an infection when he was a baby has settled his High Court action against Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin with a final record damages payment of €25m.

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A 5-year old boy who has been left brain-damaged and permanently disabled has sued Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin, over a failure to diagnose an infection when he was 11 months old.

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