Cork couple awarded €14,000 over defective work on camper van

Simon Murtagh said he had offered to do the work himself and he could not see any reason why the Buckleys would think that the quality of work he would do would be any different to anyone else’s.

Sun, 16 Apr, 2023 - 20:30

Paul Murphy

A Cork couple who contracted a Co Meath father and son to convert a Renault van to a camper van at a cost of €19,295 claimed in court that the vehicle had 15 faults in the workmanship, and that it was returned to them “in a dangerously defective condition”.

Kieran and Olwyn Buckley, of Bowningtown Lodge, Ballinlough Rd, Cork, took a civil claim at Navan District Court against father and son Matty and Simon Murtagh, Actionhorse Ltd, trading as Van Life Conversions of Otterstown, Athboy, Co Meath.