Girl, 6, wins €43k in damages after suing Irish Water and council over slip on loose gravel

A six-year-old girl who fractured her elbow after she slipped on loose gravel outside her Dublin home has been awarded damages of €43,000 in the Circuit Civil Court.

Judge John O’Connor heard today that Kayla Whelan of Bluebell, Dublin 12, had been crossing Bluebell Road when she had slipped on loose gravel and banged her left elbow against a wall on August 4, 2016.