Child Awarded 9,500 Euro For Foot Injury

William Corrigan-Hayden, aged eight, of Bohernabreena Cottages, Tallaght, was awarded €9,500 damages in the Circuit Civil Court for hurting his foot at the age of six when a slab of marble from a mantelpiece fell on it.  The case was taken against Liam Heeney, the Hills Industrial Estate, Lucan, County Dublin, who had installed the fireplace.  The boy fully recovered from his injury.