Stud farm owner awarded €142k for 'vicious' unprovoked assault in pub bathroom

The man claimed he was kicked in the head and repeatedly jumped on and punched in the head

The judge noted the case predates the introduction in 2021 of new personal injuries guidelines, but he used that methodology in relation to the assessment of damages for multiple injuries. File picture

The High Court has awarded €142,000 damages to a stud farm owner who was subjected to a “vicious and terrifying” unprovoked assault in a pub bathroom.

Ivor Broderick (49) told the court he was with his brother and friends at Harney’s Bar, in Tynagh, Co. Galway, on October 27, 2017, when Aidan Robinson followed him to the toilet.