A JUDGE has rejected an offer for a personal injury claim worth almost €9,000 after hearing that a teenage girl has to hold someone’s hand while crossing the road following a traffic collision in Limerick. At a Limerick Civil Court sitting at Merchant’s Quay, Judge Gerald Keys, presiding, heard that a girl and her mother [...]
A woman has been awarded almost €20,000 for past and future pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of injuries suffered when she slipped and fell at a pub in Wicklow in 2012. Mr Justice Keane said that the pub was negligent and in breach of duty by failing to install a handrail [...]
Limerick has emerged as the county with the highest number of personal injuries awards per capita. The county is top of the list by some distance, followed by Longford and then Louth. Limerick claimants received proportionally more awards at the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) than any other county in Ireland. The figures relate to [...]
The dangerous buildings section of South Dublin County Council is investigating reports of unsafe balconies in Tallaght. Some owners of apartments in Hunterswood in Ballycullen have been warned not to step on their terraces until further notice. It is after engineers flagged those who have wooden-supported balconies instead of steel are rotting at a faster [...]
Motorcyclists are not allowed to use bus lanes and should “think of their families” before taking risks like weaving in and out of traffic, driving in t-shirts and drink driving, the Road Safety Authority has warned. Launching a bank holiday weekend safety campaign aimed primarily at motorcyclists, authority chief executive Moyagh Murdock the summer was [...]
In June 2013, Catherine Caffrey was allegedly injured when she was entering a lift at the offices of Bank of Ireland at Grand Canal Place, Dublin – a building which is owned by Denis O’Brien. Ms Caffrey’s injuries, which form the basis of a personal injury claim, are alleged to have been suffered “as a [...]
Kerry mother of five Emma Mhic Mhathuna and her five children have launched a High Court action over alleged delays relating to CervicalCheck smears. The mother who is dying has along with her five children who range in age from two to 16 years sued the HSE and laboratories. Her Senior Counsel told the High [...]
The nation's capital may be smaller than any state but still sees its fair share of divorces with an average of 2.9 out of every 1,000 people getting divorced, according to 2011 data released by the Center for Disease Control. That means that every day there are people that must determine how to divide marital [...]
Why is it important to seek the help of a Personal Accident Solicitor? Personal injury can happen at any time without your knowledge. No matter how carefully you are living your life, another person’s carelessness can lead you to injuries, and sometimes injuries can change your life permanently. Whiles some can suffer from pedestrian accidents, [...]
A former garda who reluctantly retired from the force because of injuries he suffered when assaulted while working, has been awarded almost €200,000 in damages in the High Court.Mr Justice Bernard Barton said Peter Maguire was on duty in a patrol car with a colleague in September 2005 at Owenabue car park, Carrigaline, Co Cork, [...]