Tipperary woman awarded €72k for injuries from slip on wet floor at wedding reception

The woman had told the court: 'I was in so much pain, I thought I was going to die.'

The judge said Ms Kirby had satisfied the court that her fall was not caused by a loss of balance due to the wearing of high heels. File picture

A nurse who slipped on a wet floor at a wedding in a four-star hotel has been awarded €72,000 by a High Court judge.

The Tipperary woman who had been wearing stiletto shoes had told the court she was in so much pain after the fall when she exited a lift in Hotel Kilkenny she thought she was going to die.