Workman who cut his hand while fleeing from seagulls settles damages claim

Gavin Fox claimed all of the defendants owed him a duty of care and had been negligent in having allowed seagulls to nest in a work area

Seagulls are protected birds and it is illegal to disturb them during the nesting season between March and June. File photo: Cathal McNaughton/PA

A workman, who was injured as he fled from attacking seagulls on the roof of a Dublin office block, has settled a €60,000 damages claim against six companies.

Judge Sarah Berkeley was told in the Circuit Civil Court on Thursday that Gavin Fox had accepted an undisclosed settlement offer and that his claim could be struck out.