Interim payout of €3.5m and an apology given to 12-year-old injured at birth

South Tipperary General Hospital has apologised to a 12-year-old boy who was catastrophically injured at birth, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

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 €3.5million.