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A BANK IS to put a Dublin mother and her children on the street just before Christmas, the second time they will be evicted this year.
Linda O’Hora, was put out of her home at 8 Willow Wood Park, Hartstown, Dublin 15 by the County Sheriff only last month but unlawfully went back in again, the Circuit Civil Court was told today.
Ulster Bank Ireland Limited today obtained a new court order authorising the sheriff to put her out again. The bank told the court she had unlawfully re-entered the house and was currently in occupation with her children.
Barrister John E Donnelly told Judge Jacqueline Linnane that the bank had sought possession of the property in December 2012 and while the application had been adjourned from time to time Ms O’Hora had never engaged with the lender or its solicitors and had not attended court.
Donnelly, who appeared with Hugh J Ward, solicitors for the bank, said that in February this year Judge Susan Ryan had granted Ulster Bank a possession order in O’Hora’s absence but had given her a stay of execution until the end of August last.
Counsel said that on the original loan of €242,000 there was an outstanding balance of €235,673 which included arrears of €55,462. The first default had occurred in May 2007 and the last payment towards the mortgage, apart from a payment this month of €900, had been made in April 2013.
Donnelly said that in September, following the expiry of the six months stay, an execution order had been issued authorising the sheriff to take possession which he had done on 16 October last.
He said that on 23 October last O’Hora had brought a motion seeking to have the possession order set aside but this had been struck out by the court. O’Hora had unlawfully re-entered the property and had refused to leave.
O’Hora said that in the past she had been unable to afford her mortgage repayments but recently her job situation had improved and she could make the repayments.
“I can do this. I know I can do this. I am in a better situation in my job and the money is better,” she pleaded with the court.
Donnelly said the bank would like to sort out the situation. They could not allow a situation where the action of the sheriff could be circumvented by people going back into possession.
Judge Linnane said the possession proceedings had commenced a full three years ago. O’Hora had not engaged with the bank and no application had been made by her to the court during the six months stay she had been granted.
The judge said O’Hora had unlawfully re-entered the property and the bank had brought equity proceedings seeking re-possession and an injunction restraining her from going back in again.
The court granted the orders sought by the bank on which it can act without further notice to O’Hora.
All the “Hamas” bots seem to be missing when it comes to denouncing Islamists when it comes to kidnapping of Women and Children. Double standards from the left and Islamic ideologies.
Hope international attention leads to the children and women being found. Thanks Journal for highlighting it.
@Oliver Cleary: I don’t think you’ll find anyone that supports such actions.
Nice try at deflection, though.
No, care to condemn Israel’s crimes against humanity?
Crimes it has been committing since it first stole the homeland of the Palestinian.
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: I’ll engage when you use your real name. Stop hiding behind a pseudonym. You do not merit honest discussion because you are in essence dishonest
@Oliver Cleary: What you mean you find yourself unable to condemn Israel’s crimes against humanity.
Why does any pseudonym prevent you from doing that?
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: “since it first stole the homeland of the Palestinian” showed your cards there, you obviously have zero understanding of the conflict
@Etcher: @Etcher: What do I not understand?
If people claiming to be descendants of Irish who left these shores long ago illegally moved back here, established terrorist groups, attacked us, drove us out of our homes, off our lands and out of our towns and villages, attacked and overthew our government and established their own state here, then what would be different about what the colonial Israeli settler has done to the Palestinian?
And what do you think we would do about it?
And wouldn’t we be right?
Now would you like to tell us your understanding?
It is not cool enough to be seen to be concerned about what happens in Nigeria.
@Sun Rise: Since when? It’s a scandal that they can’t protect their schoolchildren. Similar happened in Italy years ago, it was rife. All for money mostly.
@Sun Rise: What a dump of a country
@Etcher: There aren’t that many books available here that give an insight into life in Nigeria, or West Africa even.
But an author that does have a few books on the shelves is Oyinkan Braithwaite, and her novel My Sister, the Serial Killer is worth the read.
But this is based in a city (Lagos perhaps, I can’t remember), and does not touch on rural Nigerian life, much less the life of those in the northern parts that are subject to much of this terrorism.
You have to admire these brave Jihadists on their dangerous military operations. One of the school children might throw their schoolbag at them, causing scratches!
@Brian Hunt: As brave as the Israelis, would you say?
Horrendous for these children & their families. Hope they are reunited soon & not abused or trafficked, like the 14 year who went missing from Tulsa
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