A woman who claimed she was injured when a ceiling in her Co Dublin council house came “bursting in on top of” her 10 years ago, has settled a High Court action. I was in a puddle of water.”Ms Lakes claimed she had headaches afterwards, and later experienced blackouts. Asked by Mr Hogan where the water had gone, Ms Lakes replied: “I don’t know”. Asked by counsel who damaged the ceiling, Ms Lakes said it was damaged over the years as a result of the council not fixing leaks. It was further claimed the council allowed the house to fall into an unsafe condition due to a failure to maintain it or carry out repairs.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2018 12:33 UTC