Tipp couple fail in claim over ex-demo car

A couple who sued over defects in an ex-demonstration car they bought have failed in the High Court to overturn an arbitrator's award that they should have accepted an offer to have 80% of the cost of repairs paid for.

Patrick and Ann Ryan of Mullinahone, Co Tipperary, sued the dealer, Kevin O'Leary (Clonmel) who sold them the Opel Meriva car for €17,650 in May 2013. The makers General Motors were later joined in the case.