A MAN has been awarded €100,000 damages at the High Court over serious facial injuries suffered after he fell through a glass door during an incident outside a Co Donegal nightclub.

Paul Brady (37), a painter and decorator, of The Beeches, Ballybofey, Donegal, was left with severe disfiguring scars to his face after the incident, which started when he tried to break up a fight as he and some friends left Stampies nightclub in Ballybofey on October 27th, 2002.

He had alleged negligence against Bridget Heeney and her sons Terence Michael and Aidan Heeney as owners and operators of the nightclub. He claimed that, at the time of the incident, they were owners of a premises close to the nightclub’s exit, and he had fallen through a glass door of that premises.

Mr Brady told the court that, on the night of the … Read More »

A lady who underwent treatment to have lip-line cosmetic surgery ended up with a tattoo in the wrong place over her lip has secured €25,000 damages/compensation at the High Court.

She took a personal injury claim against the Cosmetic Company, Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Limited as she had suffered a “botched job” leaving permanent disfigurement to the lower lip.
Damages were assessed at €25,000, including special damages to include the price of the original procedure at €254 and €700 for lip pencils and make-up used to disguise the tattooed line.
Mr Justice Éamon de Valera said it was clearly very traumatic for Ms McCaffrey at the time.