Four-year-old boy settles action over birth with €2.45m interim payout

Boy with cerebral palsy sued the HSE over the medical treatment provided prior to, in connection with, and in the aftermath of his birth at Portiuncula Hospital in Co Galway

Court heard liability was at issue in the case and the settlement reflected a 30% reduction.

A four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who sued over the hospital care received around the time of his birth has settled his High Court action for a €2.45m payout for the next five years.

Noah Bracken has dyskinetic cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and has difficulty with speech and only his parents understand what he is saying, the High Court heard.