Limerick boy knocked down by neighbour gets €65k settlement

It was alleged the boy, then aged three, was playing in a cul-de-sac next to his home when he was knocked down by the car

Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy noted that it was an upsetting incident but she was satisfied the boy had in essence recovered from both its physical and psychological effects. File photo: iStock

A three-year-old boy who was knocked down by a neighbour's car near his home has had a €65,000 settlement with the driver approved by the High Court.

Daniel Harty (now 6), of Canon Breen Park, Thomondgate, Limerick, through his father Daniel Senior, sued Philomena McAuley, also of Canon Breen Park.