A young woman with cerebral palsy who had sued over the circumstances of her birth at Wexford General Hospital has settled her action against the HSE with an interim payout of €1.95million. Shauni Breen’s counsel Dr John O’Mahony SC told the High Court it was a sad case where Shauni was born about 40 minutes after her healthy twin sister. Ms Breen from Meadowbrook, Riverstown, Glanmire, Co Cork had sued the HSE over the circumstances of her birth in 1997. The court was told the claims were denied and the HSE contended the management of the birth complied with general and approved practice. He said Shauni had to be resuscitated at birth and was transferred to another hospital.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2018 14:37 UTC