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A 10-year-old Cork girl, Olivia, has been awarded €3.25 million in a landmark settlement after a five-year legal battle over her birth complications — a case that could reshape how medical negligence is handled in Ireland. Born in 2016, Olivia suffered a stroke during labor, leaving her non-verbal, visually impaired, wheelchair-bound, and reliant on full-time care. Her parents argued that a delayed C-section and ignored fetal distress caused her injuries, while the HSE maintained care was appropriate. Though the settlement doesn’t admit fault, it covers ten years of her future care and represents half the total claim — a lifeline that transforms her prospects from survival to possibility. Mediation helped bridge the gap between conflicting expert opinions, and her father now speaks of profound relief, finally able to give Olivia the life she deserves.

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