The move came after the second day of cross-examination by Counsel for Cogan's Bar and restaurant of Maurice Durnin, who claimed to be suffering from chronic, "burning" pain.

A pensioner who has claimed he has had pain since he allegedly slipped on a floor of the Co Clare pub where he worked 10 years ago and twisted his ankle has told the High Court he "walks through the pain".

An elderly bar worker who allegedly slipped and twisted his ankle on a bar floor 10 years ago and who claims he has been left in pain since has sued in the High Court.