Tipperary man left with brain injury after soapbox kart crashed into him awarded €1.55m

Donal Walsh, who had been a steward at the Roscrea Soapbox Race in the town in 2016, was walking back up the hill where the racing had taken place when a kart knocked him violently to the ground

Mr Walsh, who has compromised eyesight, saw two karts pass him on Convent Hill, Roscrea, but a wheel then came off a kart which 'suddenly and dramatically crashed in to him and knocked him violently to the ground where he sustained a significant blow to the head', court heard. Picture: Collins Courts

A man who suffered a brain injury after he was knocked down by a soapbox kart after a soapbox race in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, has settled a High Court action for €1.55m.

Retired army private Donal Walsh, who had been a steward at the Roscrea Soapbox Race in the town six years ago, was walking back up the hill where the racing had taken place when a kart knocked him violently to the ground.