# Circuit Civil Court

Soldier sues Defence Minister after being injured in training exercise five years ago

The soldier, who was 19 at the time of the incident, is sueing for €60,000 in damages

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Dec 10th 2021, 5:37 PM

# Glenda Cimino

Poet settles €60,000 personal injuries claim against Arnotts for undisclosed sum

Glenda Cimino claimed to have struck her left shin against a protruding low shelf at a shoe display in Arnotts.

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Jun 22nd 2021, 12:57 PM

Schoolgirls wrongly accused of shoplifting were 'extremely upset and embarrassed', court hears

In August 2018, the girls were stopped and told they had been recorded on video robbing in the shop.

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Nov 30th 2020, 2:10 PM

# Defamation

'It should never have happened': Traveller family who were denied entry to pub awarded €33,000

The judge said the O’Connors were denied entry because of their ethnicity and a deliberate policy to exclude travellers.

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Dec 19th 2019, 5:43 PM

Mick Wallace agrees to give bank keys to Clontarf home after Christmas

The court earlier heard that Wallace threatened to burn down the property.

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Dec 12th 2019, 2:50 PM

Young boy awarded €11k after hot liquid spilled on him during Aer Lingus flight

The boy was on an Aer Lingus flight from Gran Canaria to Dublin when the incident happened.

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Oct 22nd 2019, 4:46 PM

Boy (14) awarded €18k after saw fell on his foot during woodwork class at school

The teenager fractured his foot in the incident.

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Oct 15th 2019, 4:49 PM

Patient awarded €10k over medical negligence at Mater Private Hospital

A man put under anaesthetic for an operation never had his procedure due to the disappearance of a critical piece of medical equipment.

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Oct 11th 2019, 5:57 PM

# Inch Distillery

Gin distillery in Dublin will be allowed sell gin to people on factory tours, court rules

Prior to the introduction of the Intoxicating Liquor Act last year craft distilleries and breweries were unable to sell alcohol to people touring their premises.

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Jul 19th 2019, 10:53 AM

Boy (7) who was trapped in apartment complex lift for 40 minutes awarded €40k

The boy suffered from asthma and his father was told on the fourth alarm call that the fire brigade had not yet been alerted.

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Jul 9th 2019, 5:13 PM

Estate of deceased councillor allowed to continue defamation case against journalist Gemma O'Doherty

The matter arises from O’Doherty’s documentary about the unsolved disappearance of Mary Boyle in 1977.

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Mar 27th 2019, 5:15 PM

# Gymnastics Ireland

Girl (6) who suffered 'nasty' laceration to knee while practising gymnastics awarded €30k

The schoolgirl had been working on a trampoline when the accident happened in May 2017.

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Feb 21st 2019, 2:52 PM

# Dunnes Stores

Woman who alleges being accused of stealing €1 shopping bag from Dunnes Stores settles defamation case

Details of the settlement were not disclosed in court.

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Feb 7th 2019, 3:48 PM

Girl left with scar after falling from climbing frame at Dublin crèche awarded €27,500

Caoilfhionn O’Donnell four years old when she was injured at the creche in south Dublin.

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Oct 23rd 2018, 7:33 PM

# staged crash

Two fraudsters told they must pay €23k for private detectives who tracked them down

The two men hired a Ford Fiesta at Dublin Airport so they could “crash” it into another car in a staged accident.

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Jul 17th 2018, 6:01 AM

€25k award for bus passenger who was injured after driver braked to avoid hitting man

The court heard that the woman had been thrown forward, injuring her face, neck, shoulders and arm.

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Jul 4th 2018, 8:25 AM

# Court

Man who was told he 'must be a drug dealer' by Spar store director awarded €25k in damages

The incident happened in a store in Lucan, Dublin on 31 October 2014.

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Jun 5th 2018, 4:48 PM

Woman awarded €10k in damages over allegation by Dunnes Stores that she failed to pay for bag of potatoes

The women has been awarded €10,000 in damages.

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May 31st 2018, 5:23 PM

# buggin

Toddler who drank from water bottle allegedly containing an earwig awarded €6,000 in damages

The award was made in the Circuit Civil Court for personal injuries.

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May 2nd 2018, 8:53 AM

Judge hears all cases under garda surveillance after threat of 'hand grenade day'

Judge Jacqueline Linnane was put on notice of the threat just before she was due to sit in the Circuit Civil Court.

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Mar 15th 2018, 3:45 PM

Eight-month-old awarded €27.5k after pulling boiling water on herself at Chinese restaurant

The court heard the water was placed in front of her, and before her parents could react she had spilled it.

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Feb 13th 2018, 5:02 PM

# compensation

Boy (4) awarded €46,000 after he fell from wooden pallets while at a creche

The child suffered a laceration above his right eyebrow.

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Dec 20th 2017, 1:35 PM

# Court

A law graduate scalded on a Ryanair flight has been awarded €10,000

The UCD student was awarded the damages two hours before his graduation.

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Dec 5th 2017, 2:45 PM

Judge refuses settlement after girl (6) suffered slice wound to her chest at Eddie Rockets

The judge thinks that the €19,500 offer may not be enough.

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Jul 28th 2017, 6:08 PM

# Whiskeytown

Judge grants order allowing distillery to serve booze in former church

St James’s was initially a Roman Catholic church that became Protestant after the Reformation in 1539.

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Jul 13th 2017, 6:11 AM

# giraffe childcare

Toddler (2) pleaded with parents 'no crèche, no crèche'

The parents reached a settlement in court today.

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May 24th 2017, 2:47 PM

Schoolgirl bitten on the face by dog awarded €20,000 in damages

The girl was bitten a number of times.

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Apr 26th 2017, 1:49 PM

Judge says chasing should not be banned in schools after student loses damages claim

The presiding judge said games of chase in schoolyards could not be prohibited.

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Apr 3rd 2017, 5:04 PM

# Blanchardstown

Man who claimed he was falsely accused of not paying for a jambon pastry awarded €20,000

Anthony Maher claimed that in August 2014 he bought and paid for several items at Centra Corduff in Blanchardstown before being questioned by two staff members.

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Mar 28th 2017, 12:46 PM

# thrown out

Woman who told specialist she couldn't move her leg loses €60k claim after being videoed jogging

Lamidi said she had been driving on a provisional licence for the past 17 years.

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Mar 2nd 2017, 2:52 PM

Young girl receives €17,500 after being fed "excessively hot soup" by creche

Emily Murphy was aged one at the time of the incident.

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Feb 15th 2017, 6:20 AM

Former hairdresser who claimed she was intimidated by ex-employer awarded €25,000 in damages

The man had accused her of theft.

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Feb 14th 2017, 2:50 PM

'Serious sewage problem' at Dublin house where up to 70 people had been living

Up to 70 tenants were until recently occupying a living room, a dining room, bedrooms and the basement of the south Dublin house.

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Feb 2nd 2017, 2:37 PM

Woman awarded over €55,000 after slipping in Ballsbridge hotel

The judge said, “It was an accident waiting to happen”.

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Dec 19th 2016, 4:14 PM

# compensation

Schoolgirl receives €35,000 after her face was cut at a Leisureplex

The incident occurred during a laser gun game which was part of the girl’s 11th birthday celebrations.

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Nov 22nd 2016, 3:00 PM

Boy (9) awarded €11,595 after claiming one-kilo dumbbell fell on his head in Dunnes Stores

The court heard the incident happened five years ago when the boy was four years old.

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Nov 10th 2016, 6:30 AM

# St James’s Hospital

Woman who slipped on human faeces at hospital awarded €16,000

Rachel Mooney was carrying trays and dishes at St James’s Hospital when the incident occurred.

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Oct 28th 2016, 2:24 PM

# joxer dalys

Dublin pub loses case after showing Premier League matches without proper licence

Long Island Bar on Dorset Street was accused of showing two matches without a proper licence.

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Oct 21st 2016, 6:03 AM