Refusal for paralysed woman ‘a cruel blow’

A paralysed woman is heartbroken because plans to build her “dream home” in Co Limerick were refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

Patricia Ingle, 28, received an award of €10.6m in staged payments from the High Court, in a personal injuries case. She was left paralysed and brain-damaged after contracting a rare disease.

She suddenly fell ill in 2008 and spent 1,000 days in hospital. She had been working in a pet store, Petmanis, in Limerick.