A Limerick man says he and his wife were 'determined' to get an apology following the death of their baby six years ago.
Caoimhe Mulcair died in 2009, shortly after being born at the then Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick.
At her inquest at Limerick Coroners Court yesterday, a jury returned a verdict of medical misadventure.
A letter read out in court from the head of Limerick Maternity Hospital yesterday apologised for the failings in care to the Mulcairs and to baby Caoimhe - as well as the upset and distress experienced by the couple.
Caoimhe's father, John, says that they had been advised that the Health Service Executive (HSE) would not say sorry for what happened.
"Because the HSE they just don't give apologies - but myself and Joan were determined to get one, because we deserved one", he told Newstalk Breakfast.
He says there was no reason for his baby to die.
Robert Bourke is a partner at Holmes O'Malley Sexton, and solicitor for the Mulcair family.
