Limerick couple had to give up sex for six months after needle stick injury on train

Couple were forced to abandon fertility treatment following incident on Dublin-Cork train in June 2015, court heard

Complainant received follow-up care, including three vaccinations at Limerick hospital for hepatitis B and ongoing tests to ensure he had not contracted HIV or viral hepatitis, court heard. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

A married couple who were participating in a fertility treatment regime in a bid to have children were forced to abandon sexual relations for six months following a needle-stick incident suffered by the husband on a train, the Circuit Civil Court was told on Friday.

Kenneth Flanagan, of Pearse Place, Fairgreen, Limerick, told Judge James O’Donohue that he and his wife had been trying to conceive a child for 18 months prior to a needle-stick injury to his left hand on June 26, 2015.