Girl who needs 24-hour care settles case over circumstances of birth for €8.4m

An 18-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who had sued over the circumstances of her birth at Waterford Regional Hospital has settled her High Court action for €8.4m.

Ciara Ormond the High Court heard has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy is totally dependent, needs 24-hour care and has to use a wheelchair.