Judge threatens to summons head of Residential Tenancies Board to resolve row between landlord and tenants

A judge has said he may summons the chief executive of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to appear in his court after expressing his "surprise, disappointment and astonishment" at its apparent lack of communication with regard to a live case.

Judge James McNulty said the RTB - which resolves disputes between landlords, tenants and third parties - had created a "bureaucratic obstacle course" which was holding up the two parties involved in the case before him at Skibbereen District Court.