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Neighbours row over small plot with "mature flower beds" comes before High Court

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 15 March 2018, Gerald and Olivia Dorian of Ivy Cottage, Rock Road, Blackrock, Dundalk, Co. Louth, sought an interim injunction against their neighbour Ruth Black. The dispute concerns a small plot of land outside the front wall of Ivy Cottage that contains mature flower beds. The Dorians claim the beds are part of their property, which has been in their family since 1903, and that Ruth Black, who bought an adjoining property in 2017, has no legal right to claim ownership. The Dorians allege that Black's solicitors asserted ownership and that Black has already arrived with machinery to carry out works that could remove the beds and ivy. On ex‑parte, Justice Caroline Costello granted the Dorians an injunction preventing Black from interfering with the beds, which measure 18 inches wide by 29 feet long. The Dorians also seek a declaration that the beds belong to them and form part of their property.

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What: Report matter: Neighbours row over small plot with "mature flower beds" comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2018-03-15 Publication

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