Boy gets €1.5m for losing arm in mower

A little Cork boy who lost his right arm in a horrific lawnmower accident was yesterday awarded €1.5m in compensation.

Conor Byrne, aged 7, was almost 3 when the amputation occurred.

At the High Court in Cork yesterday, Mr Justice Kevin Feeney approved the settlement and commented on the schoolboy’s “beaming smile” in court.