A garda whose nose was broken by a colleague during an after-hours drinking session in Dublin was found to be partly responsible for the incident. Garda Denis Lordan sued Garda Ronan O'Shaughnessy for €60,000 damages but was awarded just over €8,000 after the judge ruled he was 40% at fault.
Award reduced by 40% after judge found Lucan-based Garda Denis Lordan, who suffered broken nose, partly responsible for incidentA garda whose nose was broken by a colleague during an after-hours drinking session in a Dublin pub was almost equally to blame for what happened, a judge has ruled.
Judge Walsh said it appeared the two men had consumed “an extraordinary amount of alcohol” when they and other colleagues from Lucan went for drinks after work in March 2022. They moved on from Cassidy’s Pub to the nearby Ryan’s after midnight. The judge, who said the incident involving members of a closely-knit garda unit should never have reached court, told Garda Lordan’s barrister Matthew Jolley he did not think the assault should attract additional aggravated damages.
The gardaí involved are still colleagues at Lucan Garda station, but some have switched units in order not to have to work on same shifts, the court heard. The judge said he would award Garda Lordan damages of €13,385. However, he said considered Garda Lordan to be 40 per cent responsible due to contributory negligence at the time and reduced the figure to €8,031. He awarded him District Court costs against Garda O’Shaughnessy.
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