Group has 'barricaded' itself into building earmarked for 500 housing units, High Court told

The property was formerly operated by a fabric wholesalers, Hickey and Company Ltd, which vacated the site two years ago.

The High Court has heard that the group have 'barricaded themselves into the property'. File picture

A building in central Dublin that is due to be converted into over 500 residential units has been illegally taken over by members of a group calling itself 'The Revolutionary Housing League', the High Court has heard.

The claim has been made by financial fund Davy Platform ICAV, acting on behalf of its sub-fund the Phoenix Sub-fund, which is the owner of the property at Parkgate House in Dublin 8 and Ruirside Developments, which has been appointed to develop the site into 519 rental units and other amenities.