Bank takes former minister Josepha Madigan to court claiming she owes €225k

Ex-Fine Gael TD Josepha Madigan, a TD for Dublin Rathdown, served as minister of state with responsibility for special education and inclusion until March

Josepha Madigan announced she had resigned from her ministerial  role and would be stepping down from politics last March. File photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Ex-Fine Gael TD Josepha Madigan must file a defence to a bank’s debt claim within eight weeks or she may have a High Court judgment entered against her.

Ulster Bank alleges Ms Madigan, a former Cabinet minister and a qualified solicitor, and her brother Patrick Madigan, also a solicitor, failed to meet repayments on foot of three loans despite demands.