A 15-month-old child, said to have been psychologically injured when she saw her mother bleed profusely after walking into and shattering a pane of glass, was today offered a €19,000 settlement on behalf of Terenure College Rugby Club and Panda Play Café Limited.

A teenager lost part of his foot in a lawnmower accident when he was a toddler has settled his High Court action for €725,000.

A woman who told a court she was injured when she slipped on milk in a Lidl supermarket has had her €15,000 compensation claim thrown out.

A young girl who got burned on her hand after she touched a light bulb at a Dublin hotel has been awarded €6,500 in damages.

An off duty Garda who claims she slipped on mucky ground at Slane Castle breaking her ankle at a concert has sued in the High Court.

An undercover investigation has found some doctors are encouraging patients to seek compensation following personal injury.

Making a personal injury claim should require front money before the case goes to court, it has been suggested.

Seven personal injury actions worth up to a total of €420,000 from a 'rear-ending' road traffic accident have been dismissed or withdrawn after a motor assessor told a court that the two cars involved never collided.

The latest annual report by PIAB – the state body which assesses personal injury compensation – shows the number of applications increased by 0.8% to 33,371 claims.

A surge in personal injury cases is costing local authorities millions in compensation payouts.

Government plans to cut the amount being paid out for personal injury claims have been rejected.

A van driver who claimed he hurt his back when a mattress he was delivering was lifted by a gust of wind in to the air and carried him for twelve feet before he was thrown to the ground has been awarded a total of €380,000 by the High Court.

Two separate investigations are under way after a man was injured while setting up a funfair ride in Cork City.

It may be tempting, as they slip from memory, to forget recommendations the troika made.

A taxi driver, who a court was told yesterday was “lying through his teeth,” has withdrawn a €60,000 damages claim for personal injuries he allegedly suffered in a road traffic accident.

A 25-year-old woman who claimed she broke her ankle on the Tayto Twister ride at Tayto Park five years ago has settled her High Court action.

A mother of nine has sued Cork City Council after she was struck by a €1 coin that flew up from a local authority lawnmower.

A judge has thrown out personal injury claims by two people after hearing the car crash in which they were in had the same impact as a bumper car at a fairground.