Disabled Limerick woman who claims disease from pet-store parrot caused injuries awarded further €1m

Latest interim payout brings to €16.5m the total amount paid out to Patricia Ingle as part of the settlement of her legal action against Petmania and the HSE

Patricia Ingle in 2011 secured a multi-million euro structured settlement-believed to be about €7.5m — which at the time was the highest ever in a High Court personal injuries action. File picture: Collins Courts

A woman who was left severely disabled after allegedly contracting a rare disease from a pet shop parrot 14 years ago has secured a further payout of €1m at the High Court.

Patricia Ingle from Co Limerick was 19 years' of age when she suffered catastrophic injuries after allegedly contracting chlamydia psittacosis — an airborne infection which can be transferred from birds to humans — while working at the Petmania store, Ennis Road, Limerick.