'People say time heals. It doesn’t. You just learn to carry it': Parents settle over baby's death at Limerick hospital

Baby Pádraig died four hours after his birth at University Maternity Hospital, Limerick, on June 18, 2022

Leanne O'Brien and her husband Patrick O'Donnell after settling a High Court action regarding the death of their baby, Padraig, at University Maternity Hospital Limerick. Picture: Collins Courts

The HSE has apologised and said there were failings in the standard of care to a boy who died after his birth at University Maternity Hospital, Limerick.

Pádraig O’Brien-O’Donnell from Newcastlewest, Limerick, died four hours after his birth at the Limerick hospital on June 18, 2022, the High Court heard.