‘Next Katie Taylor’ sues over dentist trauma

Irish boxing champion Ceire Smith is suing her dentist and the HSE claiming her boxing career has been damaged after she swallowed a sharp dental instrument during root canal treatment.

The High Court was told the 25-year-old Cavan Boxing Club flyweight could have been the next Katie Taylor and could have qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016.

Boxing coach Billy Walsh, Mr Justice Michael Moriarty was told, will say in evidence that Smith was expected to get a medal in Rio.