€41k for boy who fell off climbing wall

An 11-year-old schoolboy, who broke his left ankle and right elbow when he fell while wall climbing, has been awarded €41,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Barrister John Nolan told the court that in October 2012, Ross Campbell Harris attended an activity centre, Awesome Walls Climbing Centre in Finglas, Dublin, and put into a group with several boys.

Mr Nolan told the court that Ross’s group had been allowed to climb a boulder wall, which is done without a rope, on the second floor on their own and allegedly without staff supervision.