€8.5m final payout for boy’s birth injury

A 12-year-old boy who suffered catastrophic injuries in the minutes after his birth at the Coombe Women’s Hospital in Dublin has settled his High Court damages action with a final payment of €8.5m.

The sum approved by the High Court yesterday brings the total amount received by Eoin Dunne to €11.4m — two years ago he received an interim settlement payout of €2.9m.

The High Court had previously ruled the hospital was liable for the injuries sustained by Eoin Dunne, Malahide, Co Dublin, in July 2002.