Portlaoise report: 'We spent years terrified at the concept of having another child'

A report into the death of a baby at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise has found "significant failings" in the care provided to him and his mother.

Update 5.30pm: The mother of a baby boy who died shortly after being born at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise says she spent years terrified of having another baby.

Shauna Keyes - Joshua's Mum, says the whole experience was horrific. She said: "We went back to the hospital a couple of months later (for meetings, and) left confused, blaming each other.