Girl gets €2.66m over birth injuries

The HSE has apologised to a six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy over the failings in her care after her birth at University College Hospital, Galway.

A letter of apology on behalf of the HSE and hospital management and staff was read out as Sadhbh Farrell settled her legal action with an interim payout of €2.66m.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told the baby appeared jaundiced in the days after her birth in January 2011 and this should have triggered a simple test, which could have rectified the situation for the baby within a day.