Cork soldier who is suing state tells court he could not remember if issued with mosquito repellent

A Cork soldier who has sued the State after he was given the anti-malarial drug Lariam while on tour of duty in Chad has told the High Court he could not remember if he was issued with mosquito repellent, writes Ann O’Loughlin.

“I never used it myself,” he told Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon.