Woman who fell on 'unorthodox' design footpath awarded €58k

She claimed the council created an unusual feature which effectively concealed its existence

Geraldine Keane was brought to hospital by ambulance following the accident and immediately underwent surgery for a fracture to her elbow. File picture

A woman has been awarded €58,741 by the High Court after she fell stepping off a pavement.

Geraldine Keane claimed the footpath had been designed and constructed in an unorthodox way. Ms Keane, a civil servant from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, sued Donegal County Council after she fractured her elbow in the accident on July 27, 2018, when she was visiting her sister in Dungloe, Co. Donegal.