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Personal injury claimants will be better placed to avoid unnecessary legal fees following a recent move by the Central Bank to compel insurance companies to forward information about the Injuries Board to potential claimants as soon as they become aware of the potential claim. The move — which came into force on January 1 2012 — could result in savings of upwards of €2,000 per claim or up to €20 million per annum according to the Injuries Board.

A Salthill mother of three whose hair fell out after undergoing a colouring treatment at a hair salon has been awarded €45,000 in damages.

“If you have been injured, through no fault of your own, in for example, a car, motor bike crash or if you were injured at work or in a public place or injured through medical negligence, then you may have a legal entitlement to compensation” says Galway-based solicitor Brendan Burke. The following points may be useful:

The annual report from the Injuries Board shows that 26 children from Mayo received compensation awards throughout 2009. The board is the independent Government body which assesses the amount of compensation due to a person who has suffered a personal injury as victims of motor, workplace, and public place accidents.

Claims by Deputy Michael Ring that social welfare fraudsters are “having a field day” have been disputed.

As the nation waits for the economy to pick up and hopes that individuals with entrepreneurial spirit can lift us out of this recession, thousands of enterprising people throughout Westmeath are looking at other opportunities to generate or supplement their income.

The local accountant charged with multiple charges of fraud has had his case adjourned to the next sitting of Carlow Circuit Court in March.

The staff at the Galway Rape Crisis Centre were forced to lodge a complaint with gardai after a Connemara man made 17 nuisance calls and threatened to break every window and then burn the centre down, the Galway District Court heard last week.

A homeless alcoholic who had refused to move on after causing a nuisance at a number of premises in the city was jailed for four months when he appeared at Galway District Court this week.

A homeless man, with 129 previous convictions and who is a constant nuisance to staff and the general public at Ceannt Station, will have to serve an extra two months in jail.