Cork boy with autism settles case over circumstances of birth with interim €2.95m settlement

The case against the HSE was settled, the court heard, without an admission of liability.

It was claimed there was an alleged delay in the delivery of Shane Keating Fitzgerald (pictured).

An eight-year-old boy with autism who had sued over the circumstances of his birth at Cork University Maternity Hospital has settled his High Court action with an interim settlement of €2.95 million.

It was claimed there was an alleged delay in the delivery of Shane Keating Fitzgerald from Knocknaheeny, Co. Cork , the High Court heard. The boy, when he was three years of age, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.