Interim payout of €3.5m over birth injury

South Tipperary General Hospital has apologised to a 12-year old boy who was catastrophically injured at birth.

The apology was read out in the High Court as Aaron Hanrahan, who has spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy, settled his action against the HSE with an interim payout of €3.5m.

Counsel for the HSE, Brian Foley, turned to Aaron and his parents Marianne Cunningham and Peter Hanrahan of Alleen, Donohil, Co Tipperary, and read out the apology on behalf of the hospital. He said the hospital wished to “sincerely and unreservedly apologise for the catastrophic injuries suffered by Aaron at the time time of his birth and the tragic outcome for him and his family”.