Solicitor told to phone father about eviction

A solicitor was ordered by a judge to phone his father to tell him to leave his mansion on one of Ireland’s most exclusive addresses.

Brian O’Donnell has been holed up in the palatial spread in Gorse Hill, Vico Rd, Killiney, complete with tennis court overlooking Dublin bay, since Monday, when receivers were due to repossess the property.

In the High Court, Judge Brian McGovern heard the gargoyle-effect letter box at the €7m coastal pile was no longer in use while Bank of Ireland, which secured a €71m judgment for the lawyer’s debts, only had one email address for him.