Birth Injury €5 Million Interim Settlement
Case Study: October 2024 We represented a young girl who suffered catastrophic brain injury at birth at the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital and who now requires full-time care. In October 2024, the High Court approved an interim settlement of €5 million to meet her needs for the next six years. The case was […]
Boy who braved nine intubation attempts in first hour of his birth gets €500k interim payment
Case Study: May 2023 Cian O’Carroll Solicitors represented an eight-year-old boy who sustained injuries at birth at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. At five minutes of age his heart rate collapsed; over the next hour there were nine separate intubation attempts before his airway was finally secured. Our case alleged that, during this period, he was […]
Coombe Hospital apologise to couple whose baby died after birth
Case Study: May 2023 A Dublin-based couple suffered the devastating loss of their baby daughter, Ruby Holland, who died just one day after her birth in July 2016. Despite repeated medical attention, failings in her care led the hospital to issue a “heartfelt and unreserved apology for failings in care” when the matter arrived at […]
RE (a minor) – Negligent Care Case
Case Study: May 2023 In early 2015, RE was born prematurely. His case was unique – it did not involve autism, cerebral palsy, or any recognised intellectual disability. Instead, RE developed dyslexia and memory difficulties, which his parents believed were linked to negligent care before and after his birth. Cian O’Carroll solicitors argued that RE’s […]
Children’s Hospital Ireland apologises for repeated failings in care of 2 year old girl
Case Study: October 2024 We are pleased to share the successful resolution of a recent medical negligence case in which we had the privilege of representing a 2 year old girl named Kitty Mae Ronan Hayes. Kitty Mae sustained severe brain damage because of gross failings in the neonatal care she received at Children’s Health […]
JR v. HSE
Case Study: February 2025 Cian O’Carroll Solicitors recently acted for JR, a young man whose high-frequency bilateral hearing loss went undiagnosed and untreated for the first six years of his life. Despite being under the care of the HSE, Bon Secours Hospital Cork, and Crumlin Children’s Hospital, his hearing impairment was not identified until age […]
Undiagnosed Sub-Galeal Haemorrhage at Birth
Case Study: May 2023 Jack Clavin was born in May 2017, delivered by Ventouse at hospital. He was noted to be in a “stunned” condition at birth, and had swelling and bruising of the head. He was discharged after two days. Over the next week, the swelling worsened, extending toward his right ear. On 2nd […]
35 years on, €3.5M Secured for birth injury in landmark settlement’
35 years on, justice secured for birth injury survivor. In 2019, our team successfully settled a landmark case (X v HSE) involving a man who sustained brain injury at birth in 1984. His mother experienced a serious haemorrhage during labour, but delays in delivering him by emergency caesarean section led to hypoxic brain damage. The […]