Former air corps technician settles High Court action over alleged exposure to dangerous chemicals

Outside court, sources indicated that settlement of the action, which is being regarded as a test case, was for a seven-figure sum

The Government Learjet performs a flypast during a ceremony at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. File Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A former air corps technician who claimed he was allegedly exposed to various dangerous chemicals when he worked at Casement Aerodrome has settled a High Court action.

Gary Coll, 51, also claimed he was allegedly “tubbed” when he worked at the aerodrome in Baldonnel. This, it was alleged, involved him being immersed in a bath containing unspecified chemicals, solvents and old oil.