A 22-year-old university student could face a hefty legal bill after she yesterday lost her High Court action for an injury sustained while playing hockey at school.

THIS morning a Dublin university student wakes to the unattractive prospect of a substantial legal bill after she lost a court claim over a hockey injury sustained while she was in secondary school.

A woman who slipped and hurt her ankle three years ago when she went to retrieve a hockey ball that had gone out of play has sued in the High Court for damages.