Council spends €150k on Traveller-related legal fees

CLARE county council has spent over €150,000 on legal fees for Traveller-related issues this year.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2011 - 01:00

Gordon Deegan

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the council confirmed it spent €81,096 on senior counsel and €57,225 on junior counsel on Traveller-related legal cases this year.

An additional €12,223 was paid to the council’s own solicitors, Michael Houlihan Solicitors.

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