Court orders €50k paid to man and lawyers in 'slippery tiles' case be repaid to council

The court heard the accident occurred when Mr Keegan was returning home some time after 5pm after visiting a number of pubs

The judge made the order in relation to monies that were paid by Sligo County Council as a condition of the local authority being allowed to appeal a €105,000 award made by the High Court in 2017 to Mr Keegan over the accident at his home at McNeill Drive, Cranmore, Co. Sligo. File photo: iStock

The High Court has ordered a man who fell on slippery tiles in the porch of his rented council home to pay back €30,000 he received in part compensation.

Mr Justice John Jordan also ordered solicitors who acted for Thomas Keegan (53) to repay €20,000 received in part-payment of fees.