O’Donnells lose battle to stop home being repossessed

The four adult children of solicitor Brian O’Donnell have lost their High Court action aimed at preventing Bank of Ireland getting possession of their luxury home in Killiney, Co Dublin.

The bank is prepared to allow the children remain in the house at Gorse Hill, Vico Rd, until the end of September before exercising its right to possession of the property, Cian Ferriter SC, for the bank, told Mr Justice Brian McGovern after the judge dismissed the children’s case.

The bank considered this a reasonable time given the children had been in unlawful occupation of the property for some time, counsel said. The bank would also be pursuing a claim for damages.