€8,000 Garda work injury compensation has been awarded at the High Court to Garda Ronan Leonard in relation to a soft tissue shoulder injury which he suffered as part of his required work duties. This was...
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Personal Injury in Ireland
€550,000 Brain Injury Compensation Settlement for Tram-Surfing Girl
€550,000 brain injury compensation has been awarded to a girl who sustained brain damaging injuries when she fell from a Luas while 'tram-surfing'. At the High Court Ms Rebecca Kelly was awarded the...
Night Club Assault by Girlfriend’s Brother Results in €4,000 Workplace Compensation for Garda
A Garda has been awarded €4,000 workplace injury compensation after being attacked by his now brother-in-law outside a Letterkenny nightclub. Garda Fintan Smith told High Court Judge Justice Michael Twomey...
Specsavers Ordered to Pay Former Staff Member €12,000 Wrongful Sacking Compensation
The Letterkenny Specsavers branch has been directed to pay €12,000 wrongful dismissal compensation by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to a Muslim woman who was sacked from her job the day after the...
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Statistics for Fatal Farm Accidents in Ireland Highlighted in Workplace Safety Handbook
Statistics for fatal farm accidents in Ireland have received a special mention in a recently-released workplace safety handbook - the “Safety Representative Resource Book”. The National Irish Safety...
Dublin Airport Accident Compensation Awarded to Sixty-Nine Year Old Pensioner
A High Court judge has awarded a pensioner €40,000 Dublin Airport accident compensation after assigning her one-third liability towards her injuries. Mr Justice Michael Hanna heard that Elizabeth Lavin from...
High Court Hears Claim for an Injury due to Slipping and Falling in a Hotel Lobby
The High Court has been hearing evidence in a claim for an injury due to slipping and falling in a hotel lobby on Easter Sunday in 2009. Benjamin Stanley (67) - former council worker and farmer - sustained...
€25,000 Compensation for an Accident on the Luas Approved at the Circuit Civil Court
The settlement of a teenage girl´s claim for compensation for an accident on the Luas has been approved at the Circuit Civil Court in Dublin. Aoife Heron from Raheny in Dublin was just six years of age when,...
Swedbank Accused of Mafia Tactics to Block Class Action Closet Tracking Claim
A class action closet tracking claim filed against Sweden’s largest bank for the mis-selling of financial products last December is being blocked, with the bank accused of intimidating its customers with...
More Compensation for Personal Injuries in a Shop Accident Says Judge
A judge has said that a girl who was hurt when an electronic display board fell on her should get more compensation for personal injuries in a shop accident. In July 2012, Shauna Kelly was browsing through...
Court Awards €177,630 Compensation for a Pedestrian Injured in a Car Accident
The High Court in Limerick has awarded €177,630 compensation for a pedestrian injured in a car accident to a man who was knocked down on the same stretch of road for a second time. Edmund Quinlan had the...
Hospital Negligence Claim against Kerry General Resolved at High Court
A hospital negligence claim against Kerry General has been resolved at the High Court with the approval of an interim compensation settlement. On April 22nd 2011, Skye Worthington was born at the Kerry...
Mirror Publishes Complaints about Child Abuse in Care Homes
The Irish Mirror has published complaints about child abuse in care homes and raised concerns about how long it took for the complaints to be resolved. According to information acquired by the Irish Mirror,...
Compensation for Death of Child in Car Accident Approved in Court
A settlement of compensation for the death of a child in a car accident has been approved in the Circuit Court in favour of the mother of a toddler who was run over by a neighbour. On March 3rd 2013, Lily...
Compensation Claim for Dog Bite Injuries Resolved at High Court
A young girl´s compensation claim for dog bite injuries has been resolved at the High Court after a judge was told how the girl was attacked by a Rottweiler. On St Stephens Day in 2011, Lauren Kelly from...
Interim Settlement of Birth Injuries Claim Approved
An interim settlement of a birth injuries claim has been approved at the High Court after a judge denied a request for a final compensation payment to be made. Connor Corroon (19) from Mallow in County Cork...