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http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/breaking-solicitor-barricades-himself-into-palatial-home-31033240.html

I wonder does this course of action come under 'contempt of court', similar to the water protesters?

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Magico Gonzalez

Shameless gowls.

The kids, if they had a single shred of decency and pride would tell their parents to cop on and stop using them as an excuse to cling to their vanity.

KevIRL

Are the usual suspects outside protesting the injustice of this?

bjork

The couple, who had extensive property interests in Ireland and overseas, opposed BofI’s application on grounds including Ireland is not their main centre of interests.
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/o-donnells-in-fresh-bid-to-overthrow-bankruptcy-1.2030527

RoboRat

seamus wrote: »

The argument is more likely that his children have a right to roof over their heads, and their family home to remain unviolated until they have grown up.

It's an argument typically used successfully in divorce and bankruptcy cases, but courts are seeing through it more often now, where people are occupying houses because they can't/won't pay the mortgage even though they have more then enough money to afford to live somewhere else.

Its not an unpaid mortgage issue, its to do with the fact that he borrowed over €70 million and can't or won't pay it back. They were subsequently declared bankrupt and all assets were then moved upon, and rightly so.

bjork

Not too long ago they were trying to claim their main residence was in England

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/supreme-court/solicitor-brian-o-donnell-and-wife-mary-lose-supreme-court-bankruptcy-appeal-1.2116944
A five-judge court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed the O’Donnell’s claim the High Court was wrong in finding their centre of main business interest was Ireland rather than England at the time of their bankruptcy

RecordStraight

Chucken wrote: »

As far as I know he was making his payments to BOI but they changed the payment terms and basically wanted it all paid back in a lump sum.

They can't change the terms unilaterally if he stuck to the original contract.

RecordStraight

seamus wrote: »

The argument is more likely that his children have a right to roof over their heads, and their family home to remain unviolated until they have grown up.

It's an argument typically used successfully in divorce and bankruptcy cases, but courts are seeing through it more often now, where people are occupying houses because they can't/won't pay the mortgage even though they have more then enough money to afford to live somewhere else.

The 'children' are all adults.

fryup

they could rent a house off the kellys remember them....the other deluded couple

Mousewar

From Wiki: "The Irish National Land League (Irish: Conradh na Talún) was an Irish political organisation of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish landlordism in Ireland and enable tenant farmers to own the land they worked on."

Good to see this new incarnation carrying on the principles of its ancestor. Looking after the little people getting kicked out of their mansion.

RecordStraight

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

If they have nothing left i can understand this but im sure there is a few quid tucked away somewhere

They are bankrupt owing tens of millions. Why should they still live in a Killiney mansion that ordinary people who don't owe millions can only dream of?

vandriver

seamus wrote: »

The argument is more likely that his children have a right to roof over their heads, and their family home to remain unviolated until they have grown up.

It's an argument typically used successfully in divorce and bankruptcy cases, but courts are seeing through it more often now, where people are occupying houses because they can't/won't pay the mortgage even though they have more then enough money to afford to live somewhere else.

All the children are adults.

Polo_Mint

Lord and Lady O’Donnell ordering their peasants behind their castle wall

* Pull up the drawbridge *

bigroad

They owe 70million to boi .Thats another 70 mil the taxpayer will have to stump up.

Chucken

As far as I know he was making his payments to BOI but they changed the payment terms and basically wanted it all paid back in a lump sum.

thebaz

he owes the bank 75 million - doesn't want to pay , but wants to keep his palatial home on the Vico road - the heart bleeds - pay up or **** off to less prestigious abode , that most people would love but probably beneath the O'Donnells .
Stop wasting tax payers money with snobbery and greed.

Dickerty

seamus wrote: »

The argument is more likely that his children have a right to roof over their heads.

Yes, they do, like everyone else. I am sure there is some nice social housing in Shankill or Ballybrack for them...

fryup

another posh eviction, good enough for them these people with their moneyed arrogance think they're above the law

after all a mortgage isn't a charity handout, they have to abide by the rules like the rest of us

seamus

obriendj wrote: »

How can they argue that their children have legal entitlement to something that they never fully owned?

The argument is more likely that his children have a right to roof over their heads, and their family home to remain unviolated until they have grown up.

It's an argument typically used successfully in divorce and bankruptcy cases, but courts are seeing through it more often now, where people are occupying houses because they can't/won't pay the mortgage even though they have more then enough money to afford to live somewhere else.

bjork

They'll get away with it too

Send in the SWAT team

obriendj

How can they argue that their children have legal entitlement to something that they never fully owned?

BoJack Horseman

Is this mob an offshoot of Freeman/Ben Gilroy boll*xology?

Menas

Do some people have no shame?

seamus

A solicitor of course he knows that getting some hired goons in to block the bank's receivers means that some other poor idiot gets done for contempt.

Short answer is no, this is not contempt until the bank gets a court order requiring the land league people to get out of their way. At that stage, the Gardai can arrest anyone in violation of this order.

As said in the article, this is just a delaying tactic while he puts in an appeal rather than any great protest or fightback.

This time next week, O'Donnell would happily be on the other side arguing in support of a bank to go in and repossess someone else's house.

SEPT 23 1989

If they have nothing left i can understand this but im sure there is a few quid tucked away somewhere

Brussels Sprout

Any chance they could fire in some tear gas and smoke grenades and pull them out by the ankles?

nokia69

But this morning, Brian O’Donnell – aided by the Land League – stayed in the house.

the land league LOL

I doubt that this is what Davitt had in mind