Judge refuses to release €2k for Disneyland trip

A judge is refusing to approve the release of €2,000 from a €10,000 compensation payment to send a six-year-old boy and his six siblings on a holiday to Disneyland.

Judge Patrick Durcan refused to sanction the release of the funds at Ennis District Court for John McDonagh Jnr and his siblings to travel to see Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters.

In the case, Judge Durcan approved a €10,000 compensation payment to six-year-old, John McDonagh Jnr of Droim Chaoin, Bishop O’Donnell Rd, Galway.