Ex-Irish Rail worker seeks damages for stress

A FORMER ticket-checker for Iarnród Éireann has brought a High Court claim for damages, for post-traumatic stress disorder, after witnessing suicide attempts where people threw themselves in front of trains.

The court yesterday heard details of a number of horrific incidents, including a death, which Patrick O’Shea witnessed in Cork.

The 49-year-old, who has left Irish Rail, is now a part-time stand-up comedian.