The Court of Appeal ruled that Donal Keane and his wife Frederique engaged in an act of self-sabotage to create difficulties for a bank in enforcing its security over a property valued at €2 million. The judge stated that the couple's actions were aimed at confounding and frustrating debt collection proceedings.
The judge said the Keane parents were fully aware that part of the driveway entrance was not included in the main property title deed. Photograph: Bryan O'BrienA barrister had engaged in “an act of self-sabotage” as an artifice designed to create difficulty for a bank in enforcing its security over a property on which a loan of some €2 million is now owed, the Court of Appeal said.
Oprah Winfrey discusses Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These: ‘I had never heard of the Magdalene laundries’ In 2012, the Keanes said they became aware of a title issue with Camelton which became a central issue of dispute with the bank. Donal Keane’s mother swore an affidavit in 2012 stating when the house and farm were transferred to Donal and his wife the couple were “fully aware of the situation” regarding access.
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