Girl, 8, with cerebral palsy gets €4.85m in damages

An eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy yesterday settled for €4.85m her action for damages over injuries sustained at her birth.

The latest and final settlement in the case of Kate Murphy from Co Tipperary brings to €6.5m the sum paid out to the little girl who suffered brain injuries.

Three years ago South Tipperary General Hospital apologised before the High Court over failings resulting in serious brain injuries to Kate when she was born in 2005.