Evicted woman to be given damages

A woman is entitled to damages over her unlawful eviction from her local authority home in Loughlinstown, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Evicted woman to be given damages

The amount of damages for Ann Moore, evicted under a warrant for possession obtained by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council in a “fundamentally defective” manner, will be decided later.

In a joint judgment on Tuesday, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, and Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley overturned a High Court decision refusing Ms Moore any relief over her unlawful eviction from her home at Glennatan, Loughlinstown, in May 2010.

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