‘An absolute disgrace’

Mary and Gerard Costello risked everything they owned to bring the HSE to task over the brain damage their child suffered during his birth at Kerry General Hospital.

Twice the HSE took away their son’s medical card during their near nine-year battle after Tadhg suffered profound brain injury at birth. The HSE continued to fight the family all the way to the High Court despite the consultant obstetrician acknowledging the wrong months after the birth and crying with the family.

At the High Court yesterday, the HSE apologised to the Costellos, from Killorglin, Co Kerry.