‘Aggressor’ plaintiff loses case and must pay costs

A man sued a pub over an injury he sustained after being refused entry but yesterday the Circuit Court judge hearing the compensation ruled that the man who brought the case was the aggressor and had brought about his own injuries.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin dismissed the civil case taken by Austin Hayes, of 17 The Maples, Ballinure, Mahon, Cork, against Fear Gorm Ltd and Cerberus Security Ltd arising out of a disputed incident outside Sin É on Coburg St, Cork, on March 16 2011.

CCTV coverage of the incident was shown during the case at Cork Circuit Court.