Paralysed man in €2.7m claim after diving accident

FORMER train driver Garry Mulligan, 33, who was paralysed when he broke his neck while swimming during a holiday in Australia, had just proposed to his girlfriend before the accident, the New South Wales Supreme Court was told in Dublin yesterday.

The girl he fell in love with, Jennifer Brady, was with him at the time and saved his life by dragging him from the water.

The tragic circumstances and aftermath of Garry’s accident was outlined by Brian Murray, QC, to the Australian court, which created legal history by sitting for the first time in a foreign country.