Judge orders arrest of siblings in Strokestown eviction case

Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds has directed gardai to arrest three siblings at the centre of a protracted property dispute in Co Roscommon and bring them before the High Court. Michael Anthony, David and Geraldine McGann face allegations of contempt of court arising from their alleged failure to vacate their family home at Falsk, near Strokestown, following a KBC bank possession order. The judge indicated she was satisfied the McGanns were fully aware of the bank's application and the potential consequences of non-compliance. An injunction granted last October required the family to leave by noon on 12 November, an order the judge noted had not been obeyed. The McGanns, absent from proceedings and unrepresented, had previously been advised of the bank's application. Ms Justice Reynolds adjourned the matter to April. The case stems from a December 2018 eviction that attracted national attention when the property was retaken by masked individuals. The McGanns have remained on the property since.