Teenager settles case over birth at Limerick hospital with €1.5m interim payment

Young man at the time of his birth suffered an injury to the brain and he has an intellectual delay and is not able to live independently, court told

The 19-year-old had through his mother sued the HSE over the management and care provided at the Limerick hospital to himself and his mother during labour and delivery in 2005.

A 19-year-old man who sued over the circumstances of his birth at Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital has settled his High Court action with a €1.5m interim payout.

The young man, who cannot be identified by order of the court, suffered a type of brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain.