Boy to get €30k after metal scooter fell on his head in Smyths Toys

His head wound had to be glued by staff in the accident and emergency department in Temple Street Children’s Hospital

Judge John O’Connor heard in the Circuit Civil Court that Smyths Toys had agreed to give Declan Maguire the €30,000 settlement for an injury he suffered in the company’s Blanchardstown Store. File photo: Pat Good

A 13-year-old schoolboy will have to wait for five years before he gets €30,000 in compensation.

Judge John O’Connor heard in the Circuit Civil Court that Smyths Toys had agreed to give Declan Maguire the €30,000 settlement for an injury he suffered in the company’s Blanchardstown Store.