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Builders seek injunctions over Lucan school construction site

Date
2014-10-07

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Lucan

County
Dublin

Summary

Builders JJ Rhatigan & Co have taken High Court action against the trade union Unite over a dispute at a new school site in Lucan. The builders seek injunctions to stop Unite members from blocking vehicles and interfering with access to the site, citing incidents where protesters allegedly damaged a crane and caused the Gardai to shut the site for health and safety reasons. JJ Rhatigan denies Unite's claim that subcontracted workers were paid less than €5 per hour and says the subcontractor was paid €25,000. The court granted the builders permission to serve short service proceedings on Unite, its members and the subcontractor Gleeson & Molloy Bricklaying Services. The injunctions also cover other Rhatigan sites, including Griffeen Valley, St Patrick's College Drumcondra, the Radisson Blu Hotel and Golden Lane. The case is set to return to the court on Wednesday.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Builders seek injunctions over Lucan school construction site. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

2014-10-07 Publication

Why: Moving the application Tom Mallon Bl for the building company told the High Court Rhatigans were not seeking orders in relation to the picket but had concerns because vehicles entering or leaving the site of the new school in Lucan were being blocked by protesters. CNI source report