State agrees €2m settlement in air corps chemical exposure case

Ex-air corps member Gary Coll from Lifford, Co Donegal. The State has agreed to pay €2m to a former air corps technician who was allegedly exposed to toxic chemicals which he says caused severe health difficulties. Picture: Joe Dunne

The first of 10 damages cases against the Defence Forces by former air corps personnel has ended with the State agreeing to pay out €2m.

Former aviation technician Gary Coll had alleged his health was damaged as a result of being exposed to dangerous chemicals.