Restaurateurs 'up in arms' after €20k award for woman who banged knee off table

"Up in arms" is how the CEO of the Irish Restaurant's Association has described its membership following a ruling awarding a woman €20,000 for banging her knee on a restaurant table.

Adrian Cummins said he "has never seen anger like this" after the High Court affirmed a ruling by Mullingar Circuit Court yesterday that Annette O'Connor be awarded €20,000 and costs after banging her knee against a table leg in Mullingar Park Hotel.