An off duty Garda who claims she slipped on mucky ground at Slane Castle breaking her ankle at a concert has sued in the High Court. She said it was her second time at the Slane concert venue and she was wearing wellies and the ground was extremely mucky. Ms Goggins has claimed she was caused to fall on muddy and wet grass near the toilets area and food stalls. Opening the case David McGrath SC for Ms Goggins said the weekend of the concert was a wet weekend. Ms Goggins who is based at a Dublin station said the Garda public order unit got her out of the concert site in a van.

Source: Irish Examiner December 17, 2019 17:37 UTC