Boy, 7, settles case against hospital over delayed hip diagnosis for €120k

The Rotunda Hospital admitted a breach of duty in the case. File photo: Mark Stedman

A boy who claimed there was a delay in the diagnosis of a problem with his hips after his birth at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has settled his High Court action for €120,000.

Michael O’Connell who is now seven years old had to have an operation on his hip two years ago after his GP first noted a hip problem when he was four months old.