Dunnes worker gets €81k after falling down stairs

A Dunnes Stores worker who fell down a stairs after she had stopped to look at a noticeboard has been awarded a total of €81,000 by the High Court.

Jean O’Reilly fell down nine steps and injured her neck and back at Dunnes Stores, Redmond Square, Wexford on December 9, 2011.

Mr Justice Raymond Fullam found there had been two breaches of statutory duty; the positioning of an important noticeboard too close to the top of the stairs and the absence of a handrail on one side of the stairs.