Noreen Honan, a survivor of prolonged sexual abuse by her father, is urging other victims to file civil claims against their attackers. Honan’s father was sentenced to 13 years for the abuse, and she has now initiated a civil lawsuit against him. She hopes her actions inspire others to seek justice and reduce the incidence of abuse in Ireland.
A long-time SVP volunteer has been suspended after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman seeking aid. The incident occurred during a coffee meeting, leading to a Garda investigation.
Derry O’Rourke, a former Irish swim coach, has been convicted of child sexual abuse for the fourth time. The 78-year-old was found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl 35 years ago.
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Coleman Legal LLP represents several clients in a personal injury claim with Ryanair after a flight from Dublin to Zadar Airport was forced into an emergency descent in July 2018.
One of our clients, a 17-year-old schoolboy from Co Kildare, has experienced emotional distress after the unexpected incident. He suffered from nightmares following the emergency landing of the plane; he was just 11 years old at the time.
The Ryanair aircraft had to make an emergency descent into Frankfurt Hahn airport due to loss of cabin pressure during the flight. Our client’s mother issued proceedings in the Circuit Court on behalf of her son as he is underage. Each member of their family who was onboard has ongoing claims against the airline company.
In July 2018, the aircraft sustained a sudden inflight depressurisation, which required an emergency descent into Frankfurt Hahn Airport before the family could continue their flight to Zadar.
Our client’s mother has said that it was a traumatic event for everyone involved and that her son had dealt with everything extremely well. The rules of the Montreal Convention allowed these claims to be made against Ryanair.
The Convention states that the event had to be an accident to recover damages, and the complainant had to have suffered bodily injury. Our client had subsequently been diagnosed with a degree of stress secondary to the incident, as well as headaches.
Ryanair had admitted in their defence that the incident had been an accident. Judge O’Connor of the Circuit was satisfied that these two elements in the case meant that the Court could approve Counsel’s recommendation of Ryanair’s €10,000 settlement offer.
If you or a loved one was affected by a similar incident, please contact our experienced team at Coleman Legal LLP for a confidential consultation. Call us at 1800-844-104 or email [email protected].
A long-time SVP volunteer has been suspended after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman seeking aid. The incident occurred during a coffee meeting, leading to a Garda investigation.
Derry O’Rourke, a former Irish swim coach, has been convicted of child sexual abuse for the fourth time. The 78-year-old was found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl 35 years ago.
RTE Investigates and the Sunday Independent carried out a joint investigation into claims of unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances experienced by female footballers in the 1990s at the hands of FAI coaches.
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