Cork man includes cost of paying someone to mow his three lawns in claim over fall on road

The court heard Brian O’Donovan is in constant pain six years after the fall

Brian O’Donovan had sued Cork County Council over the fall on what he said was an uneven road surface near the junction of East Beach and Lynch’s Quay in Cobh on August 25, 2018. File picture: Collins Courts

A man who tripped and fell as he crossed a road in Cobh hurting his left foot sued Cork County Council in the High Court claiming he has persistent pain since the accident six years ago.

Brian O’Donovan, who asked a judge to assess compensation, claimed he later developed complex regional pain syndrome, which is a chronic pain condition and his foot pain around his left ankle has got worse and is constant.