Man claims damages for fall putting up election posters

A time-honoured practice of electioneers climbing ladders to put up candidates’ poster on poles at every crossroads in the country is on the way out, due to health and safety matters.

And people would be expected to use cherrypickers instead, it was claimed during a High Court action yesterday.

Tom Stanton, of Friary Mews, Friars Walk, Cork, brought a case against the Labour Party.