Man who fell outside his sister's house on Christmas Day settles over brain injury

The financial consultant from Blackrock in Dublin had through his wife sued his relatives over the accident on Christmas Day 2012

Approving the settlement, Mr Justice Paul Coffey said there was no evidence as to how the man had fallen and there was no criticism of the driveway's slope by the engineers.

A financial consultant who, it was claimed, fell and fractured his skull as he left a relative’s house on Christmas Day and ended up with a severe brain injury has settled a High Court action for €600,000.

Anthony O’Riordan had to be stretchered from the driveway of his sister’s house in Dalkey, Dublin, after it is thought he may have tumbled as he attempted to get into a taxi on the driveway.