No help for those ‘who won’t pay debts’

As a Dublin couple with an extensive property portfolio evicted from their upmarket home continue their protest, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said the Government has “ no pledge to keep people in 21 different homes and we must distinguish between people who can’t pay and those who won’t pay”.

The minister’s rebuke came as it emerged that Brendan and Asta Kelly own at least 20 rental properties, mostly in Dublin.

The Kellys spent a fourth night outside their property at St Matthias Woods, Killiney, last night.