Cork supermarket supervisor gets increased award from steel girder falling on her leg

Joann Twomey, 52, who was awarded €189k over the accident at the Daybreak store, Blackpool, Cork, on April 27, 2015, had the award upped to €218k by the Court of Appeal after it dismissed defendant's appeal

The court heard as a result of her injury, Ms Twomey claimed to have been suffering from severe and ongoing pain at the site of the 25cm laceration to her right calf. File picture: iStock

A Cork supermarket supervisor who injured her leg when a steel girder fell on it in the store has had her court award increased to €218,000 by the Court of Appeal.

In October 2020, the High Court made the €189,000 award to Joann Twomey, 52, over the accident at the Daybreak store, Blackpool, Cork, on April 27, 2015.