Boy, 13, awarded €1.8m interim payment over circumstances of his birth at Tipperary hospital

The case will come back before the courts in 2032 when the future care needs of the boy, who has autism, will be decided

Counsel for the boy said it was their case that the baby should have been born 20 minutes earlier than he was at South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel. File picture: Denis Minihane

A 13-year-old boy who sued over the circumstances of his birth at South Tipperary General Hospital has settled his High Court action with a €1.8million interim payment.

The boy who has autism cannot be named by order of the court. The settlement is based on a liability apportionment of just two thirds against the HSE.