The HSE has apologised to the family of a 29-year-old woman who died after giving birth at Sligo General Hospital in 2010.

The High Court was told Dhara Kivlehan did not receive the appropriate specialist medical treatment while in multi-organ failure at Sligo General Hospital.

She died after developing pre-eclampsia and a related condition, having been airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

In the High Court Today, Justice Mary Irvine criticised the delay by the HSE in admitting liability. A settlement of €790,000 was approved.