€1.45m interim award for Ruby

A seven-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy after her mother suffered from pre-enclampsia symptoms but was not referred to hospital, has settled her High Court action with a €1.45 million interim payment.

Ruby Leanne McCandless has diskinetic cerebral palsy and will need care for the rest of her life.

Senior Counsel Des O’Neill told the High Court Ruby’s mother, Christina McDaid who had high blood pressure at the end of her pregnancy should have been referred to hospital immediately where her blood pressure would have been monitored.