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Care facility is wound-up
Summary
In a High Court decision on 1 October 2020, Mr Justice Michael Quinn ordered the formal winding up of St Mary's Centre (Telford), a south Dublin care facility that served vulnerable adults and operated a nursing home. The centre, owned by the Sisters of Charity, faced an inability to meet €950,000 in redundancy payments arising from liquidation, regulatory challenges, concerns over future HSE funding, and failure to comply with HIQA recommendations for modernisation. Lawyers for residents and staff had applied for examinership to explore a short‑term rescue, but the court found no case for preserving the company as a going concern and declined to appoint an examiner. The court confirmed the appointment of Neil Hughes and Dessie Morrow of Baker Tilly as provisional liquidators, and the winding‑up order was made after the company was deemed insolvent and unable to pay its debts. The decision was upheld by the court after the residents' representatives chose not to appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Care facility is wound-up. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2020-10-01 Publication
Why: The company sought to wind up the facility, which is owned by the Sisters of Charity order of nuns, because it would be unable to meet redundancy payments of €950,000 arising from the liquidation. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- High Court
- St Vincent's Hospital
- Merrion Road
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