Ivor Callely locked tenant out of Chinese restaurant, court told

Former politician Ivor Callely is being sued in the Circuit Civil Court by a tenant who claims he locked her out of the Chinese restaurant she ran from one of his properties.

Karen Lam also alleges the former Fianna Fáil minister kept goods and money belonging to her.

Lam, who ran a restaurant at 191 Howth Road, Killester, Dublin, claims she entered into an agreement with Mr Callely to rent the place in July 2014 and paid a €4,000 deposit. She claims the premises contained a limited amount of furniture and equipment and she made “considerable improvements” at her own expense.