A DUBLIN man suffering from brain damage who will require nursing for the rest of his life is to be paid £750,000 and costs in settlement of a High Court action yesterday.
The settlement was approved by Mr Justice Johnson following out-of-court discussions.
Mr Donal McDonagh (29), of Larkfield Grove, Harold's Cross, Dublin, had taken the action against Ms Sheila Maguire, representing the interests of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and consultants, Mr Christopher Pidgeon, Mr John Phillips, Mr Kamouleedeen Sayat and Mr Oisin O'Neill. The settlement was without admission of liability.
When he was six years old, Mr McDonagh had a haemorrhage followed by hydrocephalus and a shunt was inserted. From April 1989, a series of revisions of the shunt were performed. In July 1990, he developed septicaemia and meningitis.
He suffered brain damage and had been left tetraplegic; he became blind in 1990. He would require nursing for the remainder of his life and had suffered great diminution in the enjoyment of his life.
Although he had a problem from early youth, he had done his Leaving Certificate and was training for third-level qualifications and employment.