Tipperary hospital apologises as boy with cerebral palsy awarded €4.58m interim payment

It is claimed that there was an alleged failure to induce labour on two occasions and if Lennon had been delivered sooner, he would have escaped injury

Mr Antoniotti said it was their case that on May 22, 2018, Ms Meaney was discharged home from the Tipperary hospital and the case notes said the labour ward was busy and the patient was happy to go home, which, counsel said, suggested the reason behind the discharge was operational pressure. File picture

Tipperary University Hospital has apologised for “the deficiencies in the care” provided to a mother leading up to the birth of her son almost five years ago.

The apology was read in the High Court as four-year-old Lennon Meaney Shanahan from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, who has cerebral palsy settled his action against the HSE with a €4.58 million interim payment.