Woman who fell off hotel stage at awards ceremony withdraws loss of earnings claim

Teresa Fermoyle withdrew her claim after she was shown stills from surveillance videos taken of her shopping

She said she had rented out a room to cover her bills but had not said it because she did not think it was relevant. File photo: iStock

A woman who sued after falling off a hotel stage at an employee awards ceremony withdrew a €180,000 loss of earnings claim on Tuesday as she settled her High Court action.

Teresa Fermoyle worked in Jurys Inn, Christchurch, Dublin until the accident when she fell off the stage and allegedly hurt her back at a ceremony in Scotland where she got an employee long service award. She had sued her employer and the Scottish hotel which had hosted the awards event five years ago.