Irish Rail seeks injunction against homeowners after an outbuilding allegedly built on CIÉ-owned land caused an embankment collapse due to heavy rainfall, leading to temporary DART line closure and safety concerns. The court heard of the failure, significant delays, and the need for trains to slow down.
Lawyers said there were serious concerns, given the continuing inclement weather, for the operation of the Dart and for public safety. Photograph: Roman Overko/Getty Imagesinjunction against the owners of a house who have allegedly built an outbuilding backing on to a rail line which, due to run-off from the recent heavy rainfall, caused the collapse of an embankment and the temporary closure of the) claim Kieran Brady and Virginia Synnott had the outbuilding constructed to “a very significant extent” on CIÉ-owned land behind their property at Ashleigh Lawn, Malahide.
On Friday, Judge Brian Cregan granted barrister Raymond Delahunt, for Irish Rail and CIÉ, permission to serve the proceedings on Brady and Synnott with short notice. Delahunt told the judge there had been correspondence with the defendants’ solicitor, who replied that the land belonged to them and that there was some negligence on the transport companies’ part. They refused to give undertakings to remove the outbuilding and reinstate the boundary line with the rail lands, the court heard.Equestrian coach jailed for nine years for grooming and raping girl Georgia senator Jon Ossoff delivers a line that could be central to Democrats’ fightback against TrumpCounsel said there were serious concerns, given the continuing inclement weather, for the operation of the Dart and for public safety.Irish Rail chartered engineer David Gannon said in an sworn statement that the large outbuilding structure was made of concrete blocks and the surcharge of water run-off from it on the crest of the embankment caused its failure on or about January 29th last. This soil slip led to the closure of the Dart line for a short time while it was cleared. It led to significant delays in the proper operation of the Dart, he said. It also meant that trains were required to slow down to 25mph at the site of the slope failure in case of further soil slips.Fitness to practise committee makes no findings after allegations against doctor unprovenMotorway collapses as storms batter Spain and PortugalHusband to get over half of estimated €6m assets in judicial separationThe Irish Times view on College Green plaza: Dublin’s belated giftDublin water levels still elevated as temperatures could dip to minus 4
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