Man awarded €97k after fall

A motorist who was convicted earlier this year for jumping on the bonnet of his car to prevent it being seized by gardaí had a better day in court yesterday when he was awarded €97,000 compensation for an injury suffered years before.

An Irish Examiner news report from Cork District Court of the unrelated incident involving the obstruction of gardaí by jumping on the bonnet of the car was put into evidence during Kieran Noonan’s High Court action against Cork City Council.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross also referred to other evidence put forward by the local authority by way of challenge to the credibility of the plaintiff, Kieran Noonan of 17 Hollyville, Hollyhill, Cork.