Minister accused of ‘thou shalt not pass’ attitude

A junior government minister and his father have been accused of a “thou shalt not pass” approach in a land dispute involving a an elderly neighbour.

Labour’s Alan Kelly and his father Thomas Kelly, aged 74, say they are rightful owners of a lane Diane Whitehead, aged 72, wants to use to access a field beside her North Tipperary home near Portroe.

Ms Whitehead initiated civil proceedings against the Kellys after access to the lane she claims she had been using for 20 years was blocked.