Fan stabbed at Swedish House Mafia gig settles damages claim

A Swedish House Mafia fan, who was one of a number of people stabbed and beaten up at one of the group’s concerts in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, four years ago, has settled his €60,000 damages claim against the organisers.

Barrister Suzanne Walsh told Judge Jacqueline Linnane in the Circuit Civil Court on Thursday that Niall Davey’s personal injuries case could be struck out with an order for his legal costs.

Mr Davey, of Castleknock Drive, Castleknock, Dublin, had sued MCD Productions, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin; Sword Risk Services Limited, Tuam Road, Galway; Eventsec Limited, Queen’s Way, Belfast; Michael N Slattery & Associates Limited, Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin, and PBM Productions Limited, trading as Diffusion Events, Dún Laoghaire.

Pat Purcell, who appeared with Ms Walsh for Mr Davey, told Circuit Court President Raymond Groarke, that he wished to present a Garda Investigation Report on incidents at the concerts which ran over three days in July 2012.

Paul O’Neill, counsel for all of the defendants, told the court he would have to take his clients’ instructions on this new development and the case was put back to be heard by Ms Linnane.

Ms Walsh later told Ms Linnane that as a result of inter-party talks the case had been settled. She did not disclose the amount of the settlement which was made jointly and severally against all defendants.

Antisocial behaviour

Mr Davey claimed antisocial behaviour by a group of men, who kicked mud in people’s faces, went on for two hours at the July 7th concert before two security men tackled them but had been forced to retreat.

A short time later he had been attacked by a member of this group and viciously assaulted, beaten and stabbed in the back. Several others had kicked and punched him about the head.

He had been treated at the emergency department of Blanchardstown hospital where he received an X-ray and his wounds explored, cleaned and stitched. His consultant emergency department specialist believed he had suffered concussion.

In a Circuit Criminal Court case involving an attack and stabbing of another fan at one of the concerts the judge heard that as a result of how the concert was managed and “poorly marshalled” event organisers met afterwards with the Garda commissioner and protocols were put in place for the running of any future events in the park.