Lapsed Cobh Golf Club member gets €100k for losing finger while helping with club works

A qualified carpenter lost control of a circular electric saw which made contact with the Irish Naval Service member's left hand

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland ruled Mark McGroarty was not a paid-up member at the time and could therefore sue Cobh Golf Club in Cork. File photo

A man whose left index finger was partially severed while voluntarily assisting in putting up timber cladding on the pro-shop of his local golf club has been awarded €101,495 by the High Court.

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland ruled Mark McGroarty (48) was not a paid-up member at the time and could therefore sue Cobh Golf Club in Cork.