Clare boy, 11, with cerebral palsy settles action against HSE with initial €2.1m payout

File photo of St Munchin’s Regional Maternity Hospital, Limerick. Pic: Press 22

An 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who had sued in relation to his birth at a Limerick hospital has settled his action with an initial payout of €2.1m.

Rory Pender, the High Court heard has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. He can walk without assistance but has difficulty jumping and only learned to run in the last few years.