Tipperary boy settles for €8m over alleged brain damage at birth

The court heard it was the complainant's case that Leon should have been delivered two hours earlier at University Hospital, Waterford in 2009

Leon Hawkins had through his mother Leonie Hawkins sued the HSE over the circumstances of his birth at University Hospital, Waterford in 2009. File photo: Denis Minihane.

An 11-year-old boy who, it was claimed, suffered brain damage at birth has settled his High Court action for €8 million.

Leon Hawkins from Co. Tipperary, the High Court heard, has many challenges in life and while he can communicate with his parents, he can’t with others.