Marathon runner awarded €15k damages after injuries from fall while training

A mother of three who injured her feet, knees and wrist in a fall while training for a marathon, has been awarded €15,000 damages against Dunlaoghaire Rathdown County Council.

Forty-six-year-old Lisa Nagle, of Beechdale Way, Ballycullen, Dublin 24, was also awarded her costs which, together with the County Council’s legal expenses, is likely to cost the local authority another minimum of €30,000.