GAA club to pay girl €100k

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been awarded €100,000 against Carrigaline GAA club for an accident that saw her lose part of her finger when she jumped from the top of a fence onto the sideline when she was six years old.

Yvonne Drake brought the case against the club through her father, Ken Drake, of Heatherfield Lawn, Carrigaline, Co Cork.

Mr Justice Paul Butler approved the settlement offer made on behalf of Carrigaline GAA club at the High Court sitting in Cork.