Bid to jail father adjourned as house dispute talks continue

An application to jail the father of a family who illegally moved into a vacant local authority house in Co Longford, for alleged contempt of court orders, has been adjourned to facilitate settlement talks.

Longford County Council had sought John Paul Doyle’s committal to prison over his and his family’s failure to vacate a three bedroom house at Casey Court, Kenagh, Co Longford.

The High Court heard the Doyles had moved into the property without permission and changed the locks earlier this year.