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Court approves €7.5m for Graiguecullen teen who sued HSE for medical negligence
Boy was born in St Luke s General Kilkenny
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The High Court has approved a €7.5m settlement in a medical negligence action brought on behalf of a teenage boy from Graiguecullen on the Laois Carlow border who had sued the HSE over the management of his birth.
Kyle Corcoran, aged 17, who has cerebral palsy and requires permanent care, brought High Court proceedings the HSE claiming it had been negligent at the time of his birth at St Luke s General Hospital Kilkenny on June 4, 2003.
The action was brought by Kyle s behalf by his mother Amy Corcoran of Fr Byrne Park, Graiguecullen.
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Gardaí investigate unexplained death of man at a farmyard in Mooncoin
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Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of the unexplained death of a man aged in his 20’s at a farmyard in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny.
Emergency services attended the scene on Wednesday and the body was removed to Waterford Regional Hospital where a post mortem will take place.
A garda spokesman told The Kilkenny People that the coroner has been notified. The results of the post mortem will determine the course of the Garda investigation.
The garda investigation will also examine all the antecedents of the case including whether any breaches of Public Health or Liquor Licensing Regulations.