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Garda (36) awarded €80,000 after injuring shoulder during arrest
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Garda (36) awarded €80,000 after injuring shoulder during arrest

A garda who requires shoulder replacement surgery as the result of being assaulted while on duty, has been awarded more than €80,000 following a High Court Garda Compensation hearing.

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Six year old girl receives €30,000 after knee injury
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Six year old girl receives €30,000 after knee injury

A six-year-old girl who suffered a “nasty” cut to her knee during gymnastics has been awarded €30,000 damages.

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Have You Had A Septic Tank Claim Turned Down?
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Have You Had A Septic Tank Claim Turned Down?

Most people don’t even realise that, often, the costs of resolving septic tank problems or soakaway problems are covered by standard buildings insurance policies.

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Children get €10,000 after claim they stole from shop
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Children get €10,000 after claim they stole from shop

Two teenagers, who were wrongly accused of theft at McGuirks Blanchardstown Golf Store, have each been awarded €10,000 damages for defamation of character.

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Woman who slipped on spilled cream in Dunnes Stores awarded €75k
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Woman who slipped on spilled cream in Dunnes Stores awarded €75k

A woman who slipped on spilled cream in a supermarket has been awarded €75,000 by the High Court.

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Woman Accused of Theft Settles €75,000 Defamation Claim
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Woman Accused of Theft Settles €75,000 Defamation Claim

A Dublin woman, who alleged she had been accused of stealing a €1 shopping bag from Dunnes Stores, has settled her €75,000 defamation claim for an undisclosed sum against the shopping chain

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Woman Accused of Theft Settles Defamation Claim
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Woman Accused of Theft Settles Defamation Claim

Woman Accused of Theft Settles €75,000 Defamation Claim A Dublin woman, who alleged she had been accused of stealing a €1 shopping bag from Dunnes Stores, has settled her €75,000 defamation claim for an undisclosed sum against the shopping chain. Catherine Duff, with an address at Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin, told the Circuit Civil Court […]

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Donegal teen settles case over catastrophic car crash injuries for €4.5m
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Donegal teen settles case over catastrophic car crash injuries for €4.5m

Jake McGrath was a rear seat passenger in the car, which was owned by one of his brothers, and was being driven by another brother, when the incident happened in April 2014. Jake was 14 years old at the time

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Teenage girl awarded £180k for crash ‘life-changing’ injuries
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Teenage girl awarded £180k for crash ‘life-changing’ injuries

With liability admitted by the woman who was driving the other vehicle involved in the crash, proceedings centred on the level of compensation to be paid out.

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Boy to be awarded £5m damages over alleged medical negligence
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Boy to be awarded £5m damages over alleged medical negligence

A six-year-old boy from county Londonderry who suffered devastating injuries at birth is set to be awarded nearly £5 million in damages.

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€650,000 award after mother died in caesarean birth
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€650,000 award after mother died in caesarean birth

The husband and son of a woman who died at the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) hours after undergoing an emergency caesarean section have settled their High Court action for nervous shock for €650,000.

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Boy knocked down at level crossing settles case for €100,000
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Boy knocked down at level crossing settles case for €100,000

A schoolboy who was knocked down as he walked across a level crossing at a retail park with his father has settled his High Court case for €100,000.

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