Courts deliver letters to curb repossession unrest

The Courts Service in Limerick has begun hand delivering letters to addresses where orders for repossession are to be made by mortgage lenders, as part of new security measures to block courtroom demonstrations by protestors.

It was revealed yesterday that the practice began earlier this month, prior to the first of the new year repossession court hearings in the city on January 6.

It’s understood up to eight letters have been hand delivered by an appointed messenger of the court, to addresses in the Limerick area since the start of 2017.