Boy, 9, settles action over care at the time of his birth for €14m

Henry James Nally who settled his case against the HSE for €14 million, pictured with his mother Deborah, brother Luke, father Seamus and solicitor Keira Reilly outside the High Court in Dublin this afternoon. Picture: Collins Courts

A nine-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who sued over the care provided to him and his mother at the time of his birth at Portiuncula Hospital, Galway, has settled a High Court action for €14 million.

Henry James Nally, his counsel told the High Court, suffered a catastrophic injury and has diplegic cerebral palsy. He has to use a wheelchair and cannot speak or write properly.