Judge orders arrest over alleged occupation of Dublin property

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The High Court ordered Gardaí to arrest people allegedly in contempt of an order to vacate Cabhrú Housing Association’s Dublin property on 6 July 2023.

Mr Justice Conor Dignam granted the attachment order for James McSweeney House on Berkeley Street, Dublin 7, after the court found earlier orders to leave had not been followed. The charity says it wants to repossess the building and redevelop it as housing for older people.

The order applies to persons unknown. The court was satisfied that efforts had been made to identify those in the building and provide people entering or leaving with copies of the order. The judge also found that those alleged to be occupying it knew of the order and proceedings.

The application was adjourned to a later date that month. The reports do not give a specific date for the next hearing.