Girl left with fear of showers

A 17-year-old schoolgirl who developed “an inherent fear of showers” following a fire in her home has been awarded €22,500 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Barrister Timothy Sheehan told the court that in Nov 2009, Nadia McDonagh was having a shower in her home at St Finian’s Avenue, Lucan, Co Dublin, when the Triton electric shower exploded and burst into flames.

He said the then 13-year-old girl had run from the house into the garden, taking her young brother with her.