Social golfer’s $39k joining fee to be returned

A former member of Doonbeg Golf Club has secured judgment of $39,500 (€28,608) against Doonbeg Golf Club concerning a refundable joining fee of $45,000 the firm had refused to return to him.

At Ennis Circuit Court, pharmacist Dermot Reidy, of Greenlands, Rathfarmham Castle, Dublin, secured the order after the court was told the liquidator and receiver to Doonbeg Golf Club, which was owned by US-based Kiawah, were not opposing his claim.

In 2006, Mr Reidy’s nephew Mark paid $90,000 in two separate bank drafts of $45,000 for his uncle and himself to Doonbeg Golf Club Ltd to join the club.