ESB worker attacked by stag on Tipperary mountain sues in High Court

John Corcoran was on his way to check on a mast when the stag attacked him on a forestry path at Kilduff Mountain outside Templemore, Co Tipperary, during rutting season in September

John Corcoran, 63, of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, leaving the High Court on Tuesday. Picture: Collins Courts

An ESB worker who was attacked by a large stag and tossed through the air as he climbed a Tipperary mountain has sued in the High Court.

John Corcoran was an engineering officer with the ESB and was on his way to check on a mast when the stag attacked him on a forestry path at Kilduff Mountain outside Templemore, Co Tipperary.