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Boy (13) settles case over ‘fairly violent’ road collision for €4 million (via Irish Times)
A 13-year-old boy who the High Court heard was in “a fairly violent” road collision in Co Cork five years ago has settled his court action for €4 million. Among Darragh O’Regan’s claims against the HSE was an allegation that his pre-existing brain cyst was perforated in the accident. A portion of his case was […]
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Married couple trying for baby forced to abandon sexual relations for six months following needle incident on train (via Independent.ie)
A married couple, who were participating in a fertility treatment regime in a bid to have children, were forced to abandon sexual relations for six months following a needle-stick incident suffered by the husband on a train, the Circuit Civil Court was told today. Kenneth Flanagan, of Pearse Place, Fairgreen, Limerick, told Judge James O’Donohue […]
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Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has apologised after a mother died when she fell out of a bed while breastfeeding, her newborn son suffocated beneath her. Marie Downey broke her neck in the fall three days after giving birth to her third child, Darragh. The Downey family counsel, Dr
Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has apologised after a mother died when she fell out of a bed while breastfeeding, her newborn son suffocated beneath her. Marie Downey broke her neck in the fall three days after giving birth to her third child, Darragh. The Downey family counsel, Dr John O’Mahony SC, told the High […]
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Terminally ill girl (12) settles action over alleged delay to tumour diagnosis (via Irish Times)
A 12-year-old girl with a life expectancy of six months who had sued over an alleged delay in the diagnosis of a tumour on her spine has settled her High Court action for €675,000. Her mother, who provides 24-hour care for her daughter, broke down in the High Court as she told how the young […]
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Parents to gain right to request flexible working (via Irish Legal News)
https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/parents-to-gain-right-to-request-flexible-working Parents and carers will gain a right to request flexible working, including the right to request compressed or reduced hours, under legislation expected to be enacted by the summer. The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, now being drafted by the Office of the Attorney General, will transpose elements of the EU Work […]
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Amber Heard admits to ‘hitting’ Johnny Depp in recording (via: AOL)
Johnny Depp’s testimony continued on Wednesday afternoon with more bombshell revelations about his marriage to Amber Heard. After lunch, the 58-year-old actor returned to the stand and described in detail about multiple times he was allegedly abused. During the “staircase incident,” the actor claimed Heard “roundhouse” punched him in the cheek. ” stepped in front […]
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Schoolboy (14) awarded €40,000 after accidental scalding by noodles at school (via Irish Times)
The boy suffered significant scalding injuries and has been left with four inch scar. A judge has approved a €40,000 damages settlement offer to a 14-year-old schoolboy who was accidentally scalded as staff at a Dublin school was preparing a noodles lunch for him. Barrister Esther Earley told Judge John O’Connor in the Circuit Civil […]
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Waterford woman begins legal challenge to new personal injury award guidelines (via BusinessPost.ie)
Bridget Delaney’s action questions the legal basis of the guidelines, which have resulted in damages awarded being reduced by 40 per cent There would be “riots on Trafalgar Square” if the personal injury guidelines in England had regard to the level of damages awarded in Ireland, a court has heard. The claim was made as […]
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Shoplifter bites off Tesco customer’s ear and swallows it, court hears (via Irish Times)
A shoplifter bit off the ear of a Tesco customer who tried to stop him stealing razors, lamb and champagne before swallowing it and saying: “I have HIV”, a court has heard. When other customers told the victim to go and look for his missing ear in the wake of the attack, he told them: […]
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Protestant who claimed ‘intimidation’ when colleagues played ‘anti-British’ songs has claim rejected (via Independent.ie)
A protestant worker who claimed he was “intimidated” out of a Dundalk factory because his colleagues played “anti-British” songs on repeat has had his claim for sectarian harassment rejected. One song included the lyrics “go home you British bastards”, the Workplace Relations Commission was told. His former employer told the commission, however, that the worker […]
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