Former model given 3 months to hand over keys to home

A judge has given artist and former international model Jennifer Fitzgerald three months to quit her home in Sorrento Rd, Dalkey, and hand the keys back to a bank.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane heard in the Circuit Civil Court in Dublin that Fitzgerald’s former husband, Colin Hayes, had recently signed an agreement to the bank repossessing the property, which was named Xanadu.

Anne Lawlor, counsel for London-based Tanager Limited, which had taken over Bank of Scotland’s mortgage book, told the court there was an outstanding debt of €1.8m on the property, including €200,000 arrears.