A receiver appointed over the lands of a Limerick family who allegedly owe more than €1.5m in bank loans has gone to court in a bid to get access to their farm.

Two fund-appointed receivers are seeking possession of a south Dublin property being operated as a guesthouse by the wife of bankrupt developer Thomas McFeely.

Families living in a housing development in Co Clare have pledged to remain in their homes despite being given just days by receivers to leave the properties on health and safety grounds.