Woman awarded €115k over zoo fall

A woman who slipped on a manhole cover while on a family day out to Dublin Zoo dislocating her ankle has been awarded almost €115,000 by the High Court.

Gwen Leost Kane, Mr Justice Anthony Barr said, suffered a fracture dislocation of the right ankle and was in a plaster of paris for seven weeks and on crutches for 16 weeks.

The judge said he was satisfied Ms Kane had given a fair and accurate account of her symptoms and disablement from the time of the accident to the present time.