Judge rejects Ryanair's €25k offer to schoolgirl scalded on hand by 'piping hot meal'

In the absence of an increased settlement offer from Ryanair, the schoolgirl's claim will go forward to a full trial before another judge

On landing at Dublin, the girl had been taken by ambulance to Temple Street Children’s Hospital where she had been treated. She had been required to attend hospital on numerous occasions, it was claimed. File photo: Peter Byrne/PA

An offer of €25,000 damages by Ryanair to a 12-year-old schoolgirl, who was scalded on a flight from Lourdes just over five years ago, was rejected by a judge on Wednesday as inadequate.

Barrister Darach MacNamara, who appeared in the Circuit Civil Court for Sienna Darcy, told Judge Michael Walsh that “a piping hot meal including oil and sauce,” had spilled on her left hand.