Judge grants owner of Christmas tree land in Wicklow hearing over part of bank loan

A landowner whose property was used to grow trees for the Christmas market is entitled to a hearing in relation to part of a bank's claim for judgment over a guarantee on a loan advanced to harvest the trees, the High Court has ruled.

AIB sought judgment for €210,000 against Peter Porter, Fiona Porter and Joseph Michael Redmond, of Ballingate, Carnew, Co Wicklow, over a 2010 guarantee on loan to a company called Porter Tree Care (PTC) which was involved in harvesting trees for the Christmas market.