A bank manager who claimed he suffered lung damage as a result of a seriously defective ventilation system in the Allied Irish Bank branch at William Street, Limerick, has settled his High Court claim against the bank.
Mr Harry Gleeson (42), a father of four, of Caher Road, Mungret, Limerick, alleged in a statement of claim that he began to feel unwell in 1994.
Over time, he said, he had been exposed to contamination and impure air which was being circulated through the ventilation system in the branch building. The condition was compounded by a defective heating system, he claimed.
Mr Gleeson said he suffered from persistent ill-health as a result, lost weight, and visited doctors, specialists and consultants about his condition. Bronchiectasis was diagnosed in 1995 and it was established his lungs were damaged.
The bank, in its defence, denied that Mr Gleeson was exposed to impure air or that the William Street branch was contaminated.
It also denied that the ventilation or heating systems were defective, or that it was negligent or in breach of its duties to Mr Gleeson.