Supreme Court to hear urgent appeal over treatment of profoundly brain-injured child

The boy suffered catastrophic injuries in a road accident last summer and is said to have no prospect of a meaningful recovery from those.

An indication of its importance is that the Supreme Court has said the Attorney General and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission should be put on notice of it.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an urgent appeal by the parents of a profoundly brain-injured boy against orders allowing a hospital to withhold invasive interventions and effectively administer a palliative care regime should his condition substantially deteriorate.

The invasive interventions aspect of the High Court orders are expected to remain stayed pending the appeal.