Mother and children get damages over damp Dublin home

A 28-year-old mother of three and her young children, who suffered “recurring respiratory illness” because of the state of their local authority home, have been given damages in a settlement against Dublin City Council.

Counsel Kevin Lenahan told Judge Jacqueline Linnane in the Circuit Civil Court yesterday that homemaker Janice Maguire believed her family illnesses had been caused by damp and mould in her maisonette home at Lissadel Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12.

Mr Lenahan, who appeared with Ferry’s Solicitors for the family, said Ms Maguire had accepted undisclosed damages to settle her own €38,000 personal injuries claim against the City Council.