A woman who became pregnant after a sterilisation operation and gave birth to a baby boy who died after 6 months has been awarded €100,000 damages.

Karen Hurley-Ahern of Assumpta Park, Newcastle West in Limerick sued her gynaecologist Victor Moore, and the Health Service Executive (HSE), alleging negligence in how the procedure was carried out at Tralee General Hospital in Kerry in 2001.

Her baby's fatal illness was not related to the sterilisation procedure.

There was evidence the 39-year-old did not want to become pregnant again because she had a blood-clotting disorder that presented risks to her and her child.

The High Court has rejected a claim for damages by her husband Garrett Ahern.