Woman who broke ankle in fall after 10 pints settles €38k damages claim

A 52-year-old woman who fell in a pothole and broke her ankle after drinking 10 pints in her local soccer club has settled a €38,000 damages claim in the Circuit Civil Court.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court.

Conor Bowman, for Pamela Duffy, said she had organised a 50th birthday party for her husband in Tel El Kebir United Football Club and was leaving the premises at 2am on October 2, 2011, when the incident happened.