Moneylending suspects to stay away from post office

Four people accused of unlawful moneylending in a Clare town have agreed to an exclusion zone around their local post office on dole days.

The two men and two women appeared at Ennis District Court.

In the case, the four accused have agreed as part of their bail conditions not to go within 100m of Kilrush Post Office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have also agreed to stay away from the complainants in the case.

Diana Casey, aged 32, of 12 Wood Rd, Kilrush, faces six charges of failing to supply to the borrower a book or document while engaged in money lending as required by the Consumer Credit Act 1995 on dates between 2004 and December 3, 2013.

She also faces six charges of failing to keep a record of any moneylending agreement with her six borrowers as required under the Consumer Credit Act between 2011 and 2013.

She faces five charges of engaging in moneylending without a moneylender’s licence granted by the Director of Consumer Affairs and did not maintain a business premises for that purpose between 2009 and December 3, 2013.

Her brother, Patrick Casey, aged 26, of 1 Beverly Hills View, Kilrush, faces 11 charges in relation to moneylending to four people.

He faces four charges of failing to keep a record of any moneylending agreement with four borrowers as required under the Consumer Credit Act between 2011 and 2013.

He faces also faces four charges of failing to supply to the borrower a book or document as required by the Consumer Credit Act 1995 on dates between January 2011 and December 3, 2013.

He faces three charges of moneylending without a moneylender’s licence and did not maintain a business premises for that purpose.

Ann-Marie O’Brien, aged 30, of 28 Chapel Drive, Kilrush faces five charges.

She faces two charges of failing to keep a record of any money lending agreement December with her two borrowers as required under the Consumer Credit Act between January 1 and December 3, 2013.

She also faces two charges of failing to supply to the borrower a book or document as required by the Consumer Credit Act 1995 on dates between January 2013 and December 3rd 2013.

Her brother James, aged 20, of 11 Sycamore Drive, John Paul Estate, Kilrush, appeared in relation to three charges concerning alleged unlawful money lending to one person between January 1 and December 3, 2013.

Judge Durcan granted an order that none of the complainants in the case be identified at this time.

The case resumes on March 18.