Man sues after 500ft fall in Kerry from Ireland's highest mountain leaves him in wheelchair

His action is against his employer and Pat Falvey (Irish and Worldwide Adventures Ltd) of Beaufort, Killarney, Co. Kerry, who organises team-building exercises

Barry Griffin was on a work team-building exercise in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range in Co. Kerry when the accident happened. File photo

A man who suffered catastrophic injuries when he fell over 500 feet as he descended Carrauntoohil, the highest mountain in Ireland, has launched a High Court action.

Barry Griffin, an engineering manager with Dublin Air Traffic Control was on a work team-building exercise in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range in Co. Kerry when the accident happened five years ago.