Pregnant council tenant fails to halt eviction

A 42-year-old woman who is several months pregnant and is due a baby shortly after Christmas has lost her attempt not to be evicted from her council house in a village in Co Kerry.

Kerry County Council had secured a district court order for repossession of her home in Jun 2011 on the grounds of antisocial behaviour.

The woman has alcohol abuse problems and is dependent on social welfare. She also has mobility problems and shuffles when she walks.