Irish Man Sues, Wins, After Fishing Arm Hurt

The Irish have their priorities straight in so many ways…and I say that as the son of a tough-as-nails, off-the-boat Irishwoman. The latest version of this sanity comes in the form of a policeman (garda) getting some coin for damage to his fishing arm, from here:

A former garda and keen angler who said the arm he used for fly-fishing was seriously hurt in a scuffle with revellers in Co Cork has been awarded damages of more than €43,000 in the High Court.

Mr Justice Paul Gilligan said James Moynihan also continued to suffer shoulder pain during wet or cold spells and was unable to raise his arm above his head since sustaining an injury while attempting to make an arrest in 2006.

Moynihan said he had been a keen fly fisherman and would fish up to four times a week prior to his injury. “I found I was unable to cast the fly with my right arm and had to train myself to do it with my left. I cannot properly control the line or the fly and I haven’t gone fishing as often,” he told the court.