Computer analyst sues claiming he slipped on ice at Garda HQ during 'Beast from the East'

Coleman Connolly told the court: “I got up. I was crying with pain it was so severe.”

Coleman Connolly said: "I was walking very, very slow. I slipped pure and simple. I put my left arm out as I landed. I took the full force of the fall on my shoulder.“ Picture: Collins Courts

A computer analyst at Garda HQ who claims he hurt his shoulder after allegedly slipping on snow and ice on a path at the Phoenix Park HQ has sued in the High Court.

Coleman Connolly went to work early at the Garda Headquarters as the “Beast from the East” hit Ireland covering the country in ice and snow four years ago.