€61,000 ‘not enough’ for girl after gate fell on her

A judge said a €61,000 settlement offer would not be enough to compensate a nine-year-old schoolgirl who broke her leg when a gate in Dublin’s inner city collapsed on her three years ago.

Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke said he was not convinced the figure, which comprised €45,000 for pain and suffering, €15,000 for future medical treatments and €1,000 for fees and expenses, would “meet the situation”.

The judge said in the Circuit Civil Court that Sophie Gannon would need to undergo several sessions of surgical procedures to try to improve the contour deformity of scars on her left leg.