Cork country’s compensation capital

CORK appears to be the compensation capital of the country, with nearly a quarter of all the State’s circuit court claims heard in the city over a three-month period last year.

The court handed out awards totalling 1.1m in 94 cases heard from October to December. There were 16 more claims and €100,000 extra paid out in Cork city and county than in Dublin, despite the capital having three times the population.

Cork Lord Mayor Colm Burke, a solicitor, said the numbers should be treated with caution as the city’s circuit court may have been dealing with a backlog.