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Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
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Man loses case against Oxygen Festival organisersA MAN WHO broke his ankle after he says it became stuck in the mud during a Kings of Leon gig at Oxygen in 2007 has had a negligence action against MCD dismissed by the High Court.
The plaintiff, claims that he and his friend were not particularly close to the main stage of the festival when they were knocked over by a number of concert goers and trampled on.
The Plaintiff stated that his Wellington boots got stuck in deep mud as he fell. He then received some superficial advice from the festival’s medical team before being later collected.
An independent contractor who was second in charge of the control team that weekend told the court that safety checks had been carried out on the day of the incident and he felt the arena was in relatively good condition.
High Court Judge Mary Irvine ruled that despite weeks of rain ahead of the event it was planned and organised safely.
She said that while the Plaintiff’s injuries were regrettable they were the result of reckless behaviour by those who pushed him over.
She also ruled said that the depth of the mud in the area was disputed and it would be impossible to know if this was the reason his ankle broke and not the fall itself.
In such circumstances, Judge Irvine said it would not be just or fair to seek damages from MCD.
She added that festivals like Oxygen give pleasure to so many people and that holding promoters responsible for unpreventable injuries sustained by those attending would mean they could not take place.
http://www.thejournal.ie/oxegen-ankle-break-1727576-Oct2014/
LUKE TIMMINS
Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
Pat Murphy, a 34-year-old father, died after a ruptured artery went undiagnosed at Cork University Hospital. Despite suffering severe chest pains, he faced a nine-hour wait for a CT scan, delayed further by a malfunctioning machine. His family claims this delay contributed to his tragic death.
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