Man declared baby’s father in paternity battle

A man in his 20s, who had been in a paternity battle with a baby girl’s mother, has now been declared the child’s father.

At the family law court in Ennis, the results of DNA tests provided by both men claiming to be the girl’s father were revealed.

Last year, the two had applied for guardianship of the toddler — who will turn two later this year — resulting in Judge Patrick Durcan adjourning the matter to yesterday to allow both men provide DNA samples to try to prove they were the baby’s father.