A 25-year-old Longford woman with spastic cerebral palsy who sued the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin settled a High Court action for €8.25Million this week.
The High Court heard that Rachel Barry, who has to use a wheelchair, hopes to get a third-level qualification so she can help other people who are disabled.
Counsel for Ms Barry , Des O'Neill SC instructed by Ciaran Tansey solicitor told the court the settlement was without admission of liability.
Counsel said it was their case had there been proper vigilance of the mother at the time ,it would have led to an earlier delivery and she would have avoided a brain injury.
Ciaran Tansey spoke to Anne Norris on the Let's Talk show about the case and the HSE's attitude towards medical negligence actions.
