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Nursing home shut by HIQA formally wound up
Summary
The High Court wound up Avondale Nursing Home Limited, a Callan, Co. Kilkenny nursing home closed in 2011 after HIQA cancelled its registration over health and safety concerns. The winding‑up order was made by Mr Justice Peter Charleton following an application by former employee Bridget Brander, who was owed unpaid wages. The company was found insolvent and unable to meet its debts. Mr Declan de Lacey of PKF O'Connor, Leddy & Holmes was appointed liquidator. The court noted that the company had been struck off for failing to file returns but was restored to the Registrar of Companies. Directors Miriam and Hayley Holmes were no longer in jurisdiction and were believed to be in Australia. The liquidation will determine if any assets can be sold to satisfy Brander's claim and other former employees' debts. The case remains before the examiner's court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Nursing home shut by HIQA formally wound up. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- February 2013 Other
- 2014-04-07 Publication
Places mentioned
- Aodhan O'Faolain The High Court
- Castlecomer Road
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