RTÉ worker sues broadcaster after toilet roll dispenser falls on his head

An RTÉ studio supervisor who claims he has been left with a constant whistling in his ears after part of a toilet roll dispenser fell on his head as as he sat on the toilet at Montrose has sued in the High Court.

Christopher Bardin says he was sitting on the toilet for the disabled in the audience holding area adjoining Studio 4 when the toilet roll dispenser unexpectdedly opened and hit him on the left side of the head.

He claims he has been suffering from tinnitus in his left ear following the accident where the cover of the toilet roll dispenser popped open hitting him on the head on May 26, 2008.