Boy, 13, settles hearing loss treatment case for €450k

Callan Molloy’s case is believed to be the first action before the courts on the matter. At the time it was thought 49 children were affected.

A few months after Callan was born it became clear he had a hearing impairment and a bilateral hearing loss was diagnosed after an examination at University College Hospital, Galway. File image

A 13-year-old boy who sued over the treatment he was given for his hearing loss has settled his High Court action for €450,000.

Callan Molloy‘s speech and language development, it was claimed, was delayed significantly in his early years and he did not get a cochlear implant until he was eight years of age.