A woman who a judge said “just seemed to attract misfortune”, has been awarded €28,000 damages for injuries she suffered in a rear-ending traffic collision. He said Ms Coakley (45) had lost her husband tragically in 2009. Mr Crean said liability had been conceded in the case, which had become an assessment of damages for personal injuries. “She seems to have an attraction for misfortune and the moral of the story is don’t travel in a car with Ms Coakley,” he said. Judge Groarke assessed Ms Coakley’s damages at €28,000 and awarded her legal costs.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2018 14:48 UTC