Cork pub win appeal against €75,000 award for woman who had finger tip severed

A Cork pub has won its appeal over an award of €75,000 to a woman who had a finger tip severed when it got caught in an automatic door in the bar.

A Cork pub has won its appeal over an award of €75,000 to a woman who had a finger tip severed when it got caught in an automatic door in the bar.

From infancy, we are warned of the risk of injury from closing doors and Saundra O’Flynn was the “author of her own misfortune”, Ms Justice Mary Irvine said.