Woman goes to court to prevent eviction by Dublin City Council

An unemployed woman in dispute with Dublin City Council over arrears of rent has brought a legal challenge aimed at preventing the local authority from evicting her from what has been her family's home for more than two decades.

The High Court heard that if evicted Linda Brady, who has lived at her home at Moatview Avenue, Priorswood, Dublin since 1988, and three of her adult children, who are also unemployed, have nowhere to go.