Category: Irish Law

Weir-Rodgers V S F Trust

Weir-Rodgers V S F Trust Case Law Summary: The landowner was not required to erect fencing or put warning signs on a cliff edge where a visitor fell and was injured. You do not need to protect against obvious and natural features of the landscape. This case was an appeal to the Supreme Court against

Wall V National Parks and Wildlife Service – Wicklow Way

Wall V National Parks and Wildlife Service – Wicklow Way Case Law Summary: The National Parks Service was not to blame when a walker fell. On mountain trails, walkers must look where they are going. A 56 year old woman suffered a nasty injury to her right knee in August 2013, when she fell while

Heaves V Westmeath County Council

Heaves V Westmeath County Council Case Law Summary: The Council was not to blame when a visitor fell in the grounds of Belvedere House. The asset value of a property can be taken into account when choosing what risk controls are appropriate. The plaintiff had visited the grounds of Belvedere House in Westmeath in Ireland

Cray V Fingal County Council

Cray V Fingal County Council Case Law Summary: The Council was not to blame when a visitor fell at the end of a concrete ramp onto a beach. The uneven nature of the beach and perhaps misjudgement was the cause. The design and construction of the ramp did not create a danger. Anita Cray fractured

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