Evicted couple continue to camp

A couple who hit national headlines over their eviction from a luxury mansion in south Dublin over a week ago are continuing to camp outside their former home.

Brendan Kelly and his German-born wife Asta are still sleeping each night in a tent on a footpath in front of their house at St Matthias Wood, Killiney, despite recent bad weather. The pair have also moved a camper van into the secluded gated area where they had lived since 2004, when they bought their home for €3.2m.

Their high-profile eviction became a web sensation as footage of Mr Kelly being forcibly removed from the property was uploaded onto the internet.

However, their homeless plight was greeted with mixed reaction after it emerged that the qualified accountant has worked as a professional landlord since the sale of a chain of up-market gift shops which the couple used to run in Germany.

It is understood the couple have an extensive, multi-million property portfolio spread between Ireland and England.

However, the couple’s continuing presence outside their former home has raised concern that they are struggling to find alternative accommodation.

They have also been seen still wearing the same clothes which they had on the day of their eviction,

The Kellys could not be reached for comment yesterday.