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School granted injunction over operation of carpark
Summary
In March 2018, St Patrick's School in Galway secured a Court of Appeal injunction against Eoghan O'Neachtain Ltd for operating an out‑of‑hours car park on the school's playground. The school, which has 200 pupils and is patronised by the Bishop of Galway, claimed it had never entered a lease for the playground, only a licence that allowed the yard to be used as a car park from 3 pm to 9 pm on school days and from 8 am to 9 pm on holidays and weekends for a monthly fee. The licence, first granted to Mr Mairtin O'Neachtain in 1999 and later to his son, expired by efflux of time at the end of January 2018. Justice Tony Hunt found the defendant's right to occupy had ended and that any continued use required a tenancy, which the defendant could not establish.
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What: Report matter: School granted injunction over operation of carpark. Procedural stage: appeal
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- 2018-03-07 Publication
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