Former RTÉ supervisor's €60,000 claim thrown out

Claim  against a well-known Dublin solicitor smacked of opportunism, a judge said.

Phil Collins became the centre of national attention when her retirement party was revealed to have breached Covid health guidelines.

A €60,000 damages claim by former RTÉ supervisor Phil Collins against a well-known Dublin solicitor smacked of opportunism, a judge said today when throwing out her claim and making an order for costs against her.

Collins, who claimed she had been injured in a rear-ending accident after leaving work at RTÉ in November 2019, became the centre of national attention a year later when her retirement party was revealed to have breached Covid health guidelines.