Thomas Mansfield a 57 year old retired Garda Sergeant has been awarded €169,000 damages by the High Court. He brought proceedings for compensation in respect of personal injuries, loss and damage, suffered and sustained by him as a consequence of an IRA terrorist attack in 1983 in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim which involved the use of […]
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State to face compensation claims by Navy Veterans over Asbestos Exposure
It is predicted that hundreds of former members of the Irish Naval Service are going to sue the State for substantial damages as a result of being exposed to toxic asbestos. Asbestos had previously been detected in engine exhausts and manifold lagging on the naval ships LE Aoife, LE Emer, LE Aisling, LE Orla and […]
St Mary’s College Naas win Maloney & Co Debate
As Greece faced the prospect of exiting the Euro, teams of students from St Mary’s College and CBS in Naas debated whether a similar move would be in Ireland’s best interests in the second annual Moloney & Co. Solicitors Naas Inter-Schools Debate on Monday 14 May. The clear winners were St Mary’s College, who […]
