Boy, 6, left with scars around his lip after fall in hotel awarded €40k

Boy left with two scars around his lip area after falling against wooden bed frame

The case was taken against the operators of the d Hotel, Drogheda, Co Louth. The claims were denied.

A 6-year boy who as a toddler hurt his lip when he fell against a bed in a four star hotel room has settled his High Court action for €40,000.

Nicholas Fitzgerald, the High Court heard, is left with two scars around his lip area after the accident at the d Hotel, Drogheda, Co Louth when he was on a family break with his parents.