€55k compo for boy who broke leg in crossbar fall

A nine-year-old boy, who broke his leg after falling off training goalposts at Mayfield soccer club, has been awarded €55,000 compensation.

His family is now planning to take him on a trip to Old Trafford.

Jamie McNamara was sitting on the crossbar at Mayfield United, Lotamore, Cork, on July 29, 2016, when another boy shook the posts, causing Jamie to fall and break his leg.