Kerry boy left with brain injury after car accident as a baby settles action for €10m

Patrick O’Leary, from Listowel in Kerry, was just nine months old and sitting on a person’s lap in the back seat of the car driven by his father when he was thrown out of the car in the accident and suffered a significant injury, court told

Patrick O'Leary's mother Christine O’Gorman at the High Court on Tuesday. Picture: Collins Courts

A 12-year-old boy who, when he was a baby suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was propelled from a car when it suddenly went out of control and struck a ditch, has settled a High Court action for almost €10m.

Patrick O’Leary, from Listowel in Kerry, was just nine months old and sitting on a person’s lap in the back seat of the car when the accident happened outside Listowel town and the car ended up in a dyke. The baby landed on top of the ditch.