Brain injured girl awarded €4.75m

THE High Court has approved a €4.75 million award to young girl who suffered “devastating and permanent injuries” due to an alleged failure to treat her hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, in the weeks and months after she was born.

The award was made to Jade Keane, who was born at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin, on March 2, 2001.

Jade suffered brain damage which has left her blind, wheelchair-bound, and requiring care for the rest of her life. It is claimed the cause of the injuries was hydrocephalus, also known as “water on the brain”.