20-year-old man sues over circumstances of his birth at St Finbarr's Hospital

A 20-year old man who has cerebral palsy has taken a High Court action over the circumstances of his birth at a Cork Hospital.

Martin Coleman's senior counsel told the High Court it was their case there was a complete shut off of oxygen supply to the baby during his birth at St Finbarr's Hospital, Cork and that he suffered a hypoxic brain injury.