HSE and hospital apologise as Limerick boy settles legal action for €9m

Harry David Kavanagh cannot speak, has dyskinetic cerebral palsy, is profoundly physically disabled and requires 24-hour care

Harry David Kavanagh had through his mother Olwyn Kavanagh sued the HSE over the circumstances of his birth at University Maternity Hospital, Ennis Road, Limerick, (pictured) on January 25, 2009.

The HSE and University Maternity Hospital, Limerick have apologised to the parents of a 13-year-old boy who suffered a brain injury at birth.

Harry David Kavanagh cannot speak, has dyskinetic cerebral palsy, is profoundly physically disabled, requires 24-hour care and faces many challenges in life, the High Court heard.