Boxer who swallowed dental instrument settles claim

Irish boxing champion, Ceire Smith, who claimed her career was damaged after she swallowed a sharp dental instrument during root-canal treatment, has settled her High Court action.

The 25-year old Cavan BC flyweight could have been the next Katie Taylor and could have qualified for the Rio Olympics, 2016, her counsel, Michael J McMahon, SC, told the High Court at the opening of the case.

Boxing coach, Billy Walsh, flew in from Colorado, in the US, and was due to give evidence that Ceire Smith would have qualified for Rio 2016 and was expected to get a medal.