Student secures €2.75m damages for head injury suffered in rugby match

A student who suffered a serious head injury during a schools’ rugby match has secured €2.75m damages, plus costs, under a settlement approved by the High Court.

Lucas Neville’s mother Michelle told Ms Justice Mary Irvine she was consenting to the offer, but it was a matter of regret to herself and her son that they have never received any apology from either his former school or St Vincent’s Hospital arising from the injury.

“What happened to him and what he went through should not have happened. An apology would be nice,” she said.