Councillor denies conflict of interest in eviction case

A DUBLIN City Councillor has denied a conflict of interest where he is acting as solicitor in a case where a local community association is seeking to evict a drug treatment programme from a building.

Cllr Tom Brabazon has acted as solicitor for the Kilbarrack and District Community Association (KADCA) in its attempt to evict the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP) from a building on Greendale Road in Kilbarrack.

The matter is now due to be heard in the circuit court, and Dublin City Council is to write to the HSE and the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to ask them to try and resolve the row.