Woman awarded €1.4m after slipping on grapes in Tesco

A woman left permanently disabled after slipping on grapes while shopping in a Tesco store has been awarded €1.4m damages by a High Court judge, writes Ann O’Loughlin.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr made the award to Patricia Walsh, aged 48, of Shannondale Stud, Rehy, Carrigaholt, Co Clare, over the incident in the Tesco store at Kilrush, Co Clare, on August 28, 2012.