Eileen Flannery, the widow of Martin Flannery who died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, has settled her accidental death compensation action for €170,000 at the High Court. The High Court was told that Mr...
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Daughter of Man who Died after being Expelled from Pub €30,000 Awarded Injury Compensation
The daughter of a man sadly passed away following a heart attack has been awarded €30,000 personal injury compensation in a High Court settlement. Before having the heart attack he had been thrown out of a...
€290,000 Workplace Knee Injury Compensation Awarded to Garda Sergeant Injured During Struggle
Garda Sergeant Donal Cronin has been awarded a €290,000 workplace injury compensation settlement after he suffered a knee injury during a violent struggle with a prisoner. The 50-year-old garda could not...
Ryanair Girl Hot Chocolate Accident leads to Girl (8) being Awarded €150k
A High Court personal injury compensation claim against Ryanair has been settled for €150,000 in favour of an eight-year-old girl who sustained second-degree scald burns when a cup of hot chocolate was...
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Compensation for Personal Injuries in Ireland about to be Amended
The amount of compensation for personal injuries in Ireland plaintiffs will be entitled to is about to be amended with the release of a revised Book of Quantum. The Book of Quantum is a guide used by the...
Court Approves Settlement of Claim for a Creche Eye Injury
The Circuit Civil Court has approved the settlement of a young boy´s claim for a creche eye injury that related to an accident dating back to 2007. In July 2007, Calum Lawless from Dunshaughlin in County...
Bicycle Courier´s Claim for Injuries in an Accident with a Taxi Resolved at Court Hearing
A bicycle courier´s compensation claim for injuries in an accident with a taxi has been resolved at a hearing of the High Court before Mr Justice Barton. Bicycle courier Rotimi Omotayo made his claim for...
Court Approves €5 Million Settlement of Compensation for a Wing Mirror Injury
The High Court has approved a €5 million settlement of compensation for a wing mirror injury that left a young boy with intellectual difficulties. On 13th August 2008, Ryan Bastin was just five years of age...
Woman Awarded Compensation for being Hit by a Pallet Trolley in Dunnes
A woman, who was injured when a worker failed to notice her standing in the aisle, has been awarded compensation for being hit by a pallet trolley in Dunnes. Eighty-eight year old Christina O´Reilly was...
Settlement of Compensation for an Injury at a Caravan Park Approved at Court
A €106,000 settlement of compensation for an injury at a caravan park has been approved at the High Court in favour of a seventeen-year-old girl. When she was just ten years of age, Shauna Burke from Corbally...
Compensation for an Injured Jogger Awarded by Court
The High Court has awarded €134,000 compensation for an injured jogger who suffered a fracture wrist when she was hit by the wing mirror of an oncoming van. In January 2013, Donna Woods - a forty-seven year...
UN: Change Eighth Amendment to Accommodate Fatal Foetal Anomaly Abortions
The UN has told the Government to relax its prohibition on fatal foetal anomaly abortions - reforming the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution if necessary. In November 2011, 21-weeks pregnant Amanda Mellet...
Claim for a Slip and Fall Accident in a Superquinn Car Park Resolved during High Court Hearing
An elderly woman´s claim for a slip and fall accident in a Superquinn car park has been resolved during a High Court hearing to establish liability. Seventy-two year old Mary Parnell was visiting the...
Restaurant Prosecuted for Slip and Fall Accident due to an Unsuitable Floor Surface
A well-known restaurant chain has been prosecuted for injuries sustained by an employee in a slip and fall accident due to an unsuitable floor surface. Azzurri Restaurants is a well-known restaurant chain...
HSE Warns of Lyme Disease Threat – Employees may be Entitled to Injury Compensation for Lyme Disease at Work
Employees may be entitled to injury compensation for Lyme Disease at work if employers fail to act on the HSE´s latest warning about the Lyme Disease threat. The Health Service Executive has issued a warning...
Settlement of Compensation for an Injury in a Hotel Pool Approved in Court
The Circuit Civil Court has approved a €21,000 settlement of compensation for an injury in a hotel pool made by the father of an injured six-year-old girl. Emma Olteanu was just four years of age when she...