Cork University Hospital has issued an apology to a couple regarding the circumstances surrounding the birth and subsequent death of their one-day-old son at Cork University Maternity Hospital over five years ago.

A couple is suing the Health Service Executive (HSE) after their baby died two days after birth at Cork University Maternity Hospital. The lawsuit alleges negligence in the care provided.

It has emerged that private obstetricians at Cork University Maternity Hospital paid public-only doctors to deliver babies during weekends, raising questions about hospital practices and resource allocation.