Boy injured at birth seeks to treble damages to €61m

HSE fails in a High Court application to adjourn the action

The case arises from injuries suffered by Oran Molloy during his birth at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, on December 31, 2006.

The HSE has failed in a High Court application to adjourn a significant action next week by a catastrophically injured boy for orders seeking to treble the value of his special damages claim to €61m.

Oran Molloy’s case, in which liability has been admitted, has "fairly far-reaching" implications for similar cases, Patrick Hanratty SC, for the HSE, told High Court president Ms Justice Mary Irvine.