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Teenager awarded €30 million in birth injury case against Portiuncula Hospital

Nov 17, 2021 18:00 By Shannonside News
Teenager awarded €30 million in birth injury case against Portiuncula Hospital
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The highest award for a birth injury case was approved by the High Court today.

After accepting liability for negligence during the delivery of a boy from Birr, Co Offaly, the HSE settled its case with his mother for 30 million euro.

Oran Molloy suffered catastrophic injuries due to a lack of oxygen during an emergency C-section birth at Portiuncula Hospital in Galway on NYE 2006.

His mother, Deirdre, then eight months pregnant, was admitted the day before.

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Oran was unresponsive when he was born and he was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Now 14, he can’t walk or stand unaided.

He needs crutches and a wheelchair to get around.

The €30m settlement approved today brings an end to what the family’s solicitor described afterwards as a “14-year battle.”

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Gillian O’Connor, from Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm, also criticised the State for taking so long to “admit fault and liability” for what happened.

She said liability was only accepted a few weeks before the case was due to be heard.

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