Strokestown eviction case family ordered to vacate home

A family in Co Roscommon has been ordered by the High Court to vacate their home near Strokestown within one month. Mr Justice Senan Allen ruled on Friday that KBC bank is entitled to an injunction requiring siblings Michael Anthony, David, and Geraldine McGann to leave their property at Falsk. The judge found the defendants have no legal entitlement to remain and are trespassers, having lost a possession order obtained by the bank in 2012. The family must vacate by noon on 12 November. The case stems from a controversial eviction attempt in December last year when the property was repossessed following loan arrears exceeding €431,000. The McGanns subsequently re-entered and occupied the property. Their legal representatives indicated an intention to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal and requested a stay on the vacation order, which the judge partially granted to allow time for alternative accommodation.