Patricia Madden brought ICA election case to High Court

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Patricia Madden’s High Court case over ICA election ballots was continuing, reported on 12 July 2018. The dispute concerned claims that votes cast before the Irish Countrywomen’s Association AGM were not counted.

Madden sought orders preventing the ICA from filling vacancies on its national executive while the dispute was unresolved. The ICA accepted there were problems with the 2018 ballot papers, proposed member votes on counting them or holding fresh elections, and undertook not to destroy them.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.