Family reaches €788k settlement on behalf of boy, 6, with cerebral palsy

A six-year-old boy whose condition was described as one of the most severe cases of cerebral palsy to come before the courts has settled his High Court action against the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, over the circumstances of his birth.

The €778,606 settlement figure covers the care needs of Martin Gibson for the next year as well as past care provided by the boy's parents.