Court archive
Court reports mentioning Moycullen, Galway
2024-06-05 · Galway
Two West of Ireland doctors, Dr Eva Flynn and Dr Sean Mullin, resolved a High Court dispute after their partnership dissolved. The dispute centred on a temporary order issued in April 2024 that restrained Dr Mullin from preventing Dr Flynn from accessing the Moycullen Health Centre premises and from stopping her from treating patients there. Dr Mullin denied wrongdoing. The case was adjourned to allow out‑of‑court mediation. When the matter returned to the High Court, counsel for Dr Mullin informed the judge that the parties had reached a settlement through mediation. The proceedings were adjourned to October to implement the confidential settlement terms, after which the case could be struck out. No further details of the agreement were disclosed. The judge welcomed the resolution and the parties' decision to settle outside court.
2023-05-23 · Galway
A High Court dispute over the estate of the late Galway farmer Margaret Hernon, valued between €2.5m and €9m, was settled. The parties agreed that half of the estate will go to Peter O'Toole, the main beneficiary of a 2006 will, and the other half will be divided among more than 40 children of Mrs Hernon's first cousins. Mr Agustus 'Gus' Kelehan, one of those cousins, had challenged the 2006 will's validity and sought it set aside. The estate includes a farmhouse at Barnacranny, 13 acres of farmland, lands in Athenry, and cash. The settlement also confirmed that the 2006 will will not be formally proven, that the estate will be administered by the parties' solicitors, and that legal costs will be borne by the estate. The judge praised the parties for resolving the dispute without a court decision on the will's validity.
2022-11-29 · Galway
The High Court appointed joint provisional liquidators, Nicholas O'Dwyer of Grant Thornton Ireland and Stuart Preston of Grant Thornton UK, to Windhoist Ireland Limited, a firm providing mechanical and electrical services to wind turbine manufacturers. The appointment followed the parent company, Windhoist, a Scottish‑based part of Windlogix Group, entering administration and ceasing to provide funding and plant and machinery to the Irish entity. As a result, Windhoist Ireland, which has 17 employees and works on projects in Galway, Finland and Taiwan, became insolvent and could not meet its contractual obligations. The court noted that the company could not pay its debts, including €7 million owed to its shareholder, over €600,000 to Revenue, and €139,000 to trade creditors. The liquidators will oversee an orderly winding‑up, with most employees expected to be made redundant, and the case will return to court in December.
2018-03-15 · Galway
Raymond Stewart, 31, was sentenced to four years in prison by the Central Criminal Court for threatening to rape and kill a woman he met in a Galway nightclub. On 18 July 2016, Stewart followed the woman from his house, repeatedly kicking and pushing her, and in a laneway threw her to the ground while telling her he would rape and kill her. He also shouted that she was "not worth raping." The woman, who had been told friends would be at Stewart's house, fled the scene after a house‑mate intervened. Stewart pleaded guilty to the threat to kill and sexual assault. He had nine prior convictions and was already serving a two‑year sentence for a separate assault. The court imposed concurrent sentences totalling four years, giving credit for time already spent in custody. The victim's impact statement described lasting distress, nightmares, migraines and a withdrawal from social activities.
2017-07-20 · Galway
The High Court granted a summary judgment of €8.7 million to Seaconview Designated Activity Company against Mr John Lally, a former director of Brackville Holdings Limited. Seaconview claimed that in 2006 Mr Lally had entered into an Interest Shortfall Agreement, guaranteeing Brackville's interest payments on an €82.5 million loan. When the loan was later acquired by Seaconview in 2015, the company demanded €88.1 million from Brackville in 2016; after a receiver was appointed and the assets sold, the net proceeds were used to reduce Brackville's liabilities, but Seaconview alleged that €8.7 million of interest remained unpaid. Mr Lally sought to postpone the judgment to a full hearing, arguing procedural delays and disputing figures in Seaconview's demand letter. The judge found no defence from Mr Lally, rejected his objections, and ruled that Seaconview was entitled to the judgment. The decision was delivered by Mr Justice Max Barrett on 20 July 2017.
2017-02-27 · Galway
An application for a judgment of €8.7 million has been admitted to the fast‑track Commercial Court list. The claim is brought by Seaconview Designated Activity Company against Mr John Lally, who resides at Drimcong House, Moycullen, Co Galway. Seaconview alleges that in 2006 Mr Lally, as a director of Brackville Holdings Limited, entered into an Interest Shortfall Agreement in which he unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed Brackville's obligation to pay interest on loan facilities. The agreement also required Mr Lally to pay lenders on demand any interest due if Brackville failed to pay. In September 2015 Seaconview acquired the loans, and in 2016 demanded €88.1 million from Brackville. When the demand was not met, a receiver was appointed, the properties were sold, and the proceeds were used to reduce Brackville's liabilities. Seaconview claims that €8.7 million of interest remains unpaid by Mr Lally and has demanded payment.