Judge rules €280,000 given to couple by a 'naive' friend was not a gift

A €280,000 sum given to a husband and wife by their "dear" and "naive" friend was a loan sought by the wife with no specified repayment date and not an unsolicited "gift", a High Court judge has ruled.

The "real tragedy" stems from the reaction of Jacqueline and John Keenaghan when Fidelma 'Della' Kerrigan sought repayment in 2014 of the loan made by her in August 2010, Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy said.