Bride's wedding dress was ruined helping guest thrown from hotel buggy, court told

The guest was awarded €17,500 for his head, back and knee injuries sustained after the driver of the buggy performed a handbrake-style turn

The court heard staff at that Kilkea Castle Hotel (pictured) had been extremely rude in the way they had dealt with the incident. File photo

A bride’s wedding dress was stained with blood after she helped one of her guests who was thrown from a buggy and injured at her wedding reception at the elite Kilkea Castle Hotel in Kildare, the Circuit Civil Court in Naas has heard.

Judge Gerard Griffin awarded graphic designer David Keane €17,500 after hearing how the driver of the buggy performed a handbrake-style turn, causing an accident in which Mr Keane suffered head, back and knee injuries.