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Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood to stay in home after repossession decision overturned

Summary

In a High Court ruling on 7 October 2019, Mr Justice Garrett Simons overturned a Circuit Court decision that had allowed Tanager DAC to repossess the Clontarf home of Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood. The Circuit Court had granted Tanager possession of the €900,000 property in August, following a consent order made by Mr Ryan in March that allowed a four‑month stay on execution. Mr Ryan had obtained a protective certificate under the Personal Insolvency Act in late June, which prevented Tanager from enforcing the possession order while the insolvency application was pending. The High Court held that the certificate was valid and that the non‑disclosure of the consent order did not amount to a material omission. Consequently, the possession order was set aside, the protective certificate remained in force, and Tanager could not execute the order against the couple's home. The case was adjourned for further consideration next week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ronan Ryan and Pamela Flood to stay in home after repossession decision overturned. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 9th Incident
• 2019-10-07 Publication

Why: Mr Ryan had argued that the fund was not entitled to possession because he had obtained a protective certificate which gave him a period of protection from his creditors as part of his application for a personal insolvency arrangement. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report