Teenager wins €14m settlement against Cork hospital over his birth circumstances

Calum McCarthy and his mother, Melissa, got an apology over “any shortcomings” of St Finbarr’s Hospital maternity unit that 'may have contributed to difficulties' he has faced

Melissa McCarthy (centre) with her son Calum (second from right) outside the High Court in Dublin this afternoon. Calum had sued the HSE through his mother over the care they received at St Finbarr’s Hospital on Douglas Road, Cork, around his birth on October 31, 2006. Picture: Collins Courts

A €14m settlement has been approved by the High Court for a teenager with physical and cognitive impairments who claimed his delivery was not properly managed.

Calum McCarthy (16) cried in court on Thursday as Mr Justice Paul Coffey approved the settlement as “fair and reasonable” and wished him well.