Gardaí deny assisting in eviction

Gardaí have denied they assisted a sheriff’s representative to enter a house in Co Laois and change its locks in order to repossess it on behalf of Ulster Bank earlier this week.

Last month, the attempted repossession by the bank of Lee Wellstead’s home in Mountrath went viral on YouTube after anti-eviction groups prevented the local sheriff’s representative from entering the premises.

Earlier this week, however, the repossession took place when Mr Wellstead, 47, was not at home.