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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2494Negligence (civil – personal injury, trip and fall at school) · Co. Westmeath

Amanda Dinnegan sues school trustees in High Court over 2015 elbow fracture from school yard trip

Amanda Shakira Dinnegan, 19, is suing the trustees of Loughegar National School in Co Westmeath in the High Court for injuries sustained when she tripped in the school yard in May 2015 at age 10, fracturing her elbow. The school denies negligence, and the hearing before Mr Justice Paul Coffey was adjourned to next Tuesday.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In court23 Jan
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatAmanda Shakira Dinnegan is now aged 19 and is suing in the High Court for injuries from a school yard trip. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatShe fractured her elbow and required two surgeries and four months of physiotherapy. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatShe still has a cold sensitivity at her elbow. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatHer injuries prevented her from playing sports such as boxing, sparring and camogie. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatShe alleges she was not adequately supervised when allowed to race with other 10-year-olds. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatShe claims she tripped over defective steel grating in the yard. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe incident occurred at Loughegar National School in Co Westmeath. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMs Dinnegan is from Cloghan, Mullingar, Co Westmeath. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe incident took place in May 2015. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe court will next week be shown CCTV footage of the incident. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Paul Coffey said he may need to see photographs of Ms Dinnegan aged 10 if there is a dispute about identity. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe hearing was adjourned to the following Tuesday. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe school trustees, through insurer Alliance, deny negligence or liability. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe school contends the then-10-year-old tripped simply because young girls trip. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe school trustees do not dispute that some grating was deformed three years after the incident but do not accept there was a defect on the date of the incident. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jan2025
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Young woman sues in High Court over school yard trip when aged 10

    Initial High Court hearing of the negligence claim; the school denies liability and disputes the defect in the grating at the time of the incident; CCTV footage to be shown next week.

    victim, Amanda Shakira Dinnegan, 19, female, irish (judged from name)Amanda Shakira Dinnegan