Hotel worker who fell off stage after collecting employee award brings High Court action

Woman had worked at Dublin hotel for 25 years and and had been presented with long-service award in ceremony at Glasgow hotel when she fell off the stage, injuring her back, court told

Woman's action against her employer, Jury's Inn, Christchurch, Dublin, and the owners of the Hilton Doubletree Hotel, Glasgow, which hosted the awards event, includes a claim for more than €180,000 in total loss of earnings. Picture: Collins Courts

A woman who fell off a stage and allegedly hurt her back at a ceremony where she got an employee long-service award has sued her employer and the hotel which hosted the event.

Teresa Fermoyle, who worked in Jurys Inn at Christchurch, Dublin City, told the High Court she had been flown to Glasgow, Scotland, for the awards ceremony, which was attended by 400 people from across the UK and Ireland.