The owners of a former paint factory in north Dublin remain unable to enter the premises due to ongoing protests against its redevelopment into housing for international protection applicants, the High Court has been told, reports Breaking News.
On Monday, Mr. Justice Richard Humphreys scheduled a hearing date for motions seeking to dismiss a case brought by Melissa Kelly, Amanda Farrelly, and Alan Croghan, who are attempting to block the transformation of the former Crown Paints warehouse on Malahide Road, Coolock.
In October, Mr. Justice David Holland denied a request for an injunction to stop the site’s redevelopment into housing for up to 741 international protection applicants, reports Breaking News.
The judge strongly condemned the applicants’ “dangerously provocative allegations,” stressing that the High Court is “not just another soapbox or social media outlet” or a “public protest.”
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Last summer, plans to convert the former Crown Paints warehouse led to violence, fires, and widespread unrest at the site.
Multiple motions related to the case came before Mr. Justice Holland on Monday. He transferred the matter to Mr. Justice Humphreys to assign a hearing date for three strike-out motions filed by the site developer Townbe Unlimited Company, Dublin City Council, and State respondents, reports Breaking News.
Bernard Dunleavy SC, representing Townbe, informed the court that his clients still cannot gain access to the site due to ongoing protests. Mr. Justice Holland acknowledged Townbe’s stance that, given the current situation, they do not expect to begin work “in the near future.”
Ms. Kelly, Ms. Farrelly, and Mr. Croghan have also submitted several motions, including a request to overturn Mr. Justice Holland’s decision to deny the injunction. They claim the court was “misled” regarding Townbe’s intended modifications to the warehouse roof, reports Breaking News.
Mr. Justice Humphreys scheduled the strike-out motions to be heard in June. The remaining motions were postponed indefinitely, awaiting the outcome of the strike-out hearings.
Ms. Kelly, a farmer from Woodlawn, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway; Ms. Farrelly, a taxi driver from Coolock; and Mr. Croghan, a resident of Fairfield estate, Coolock, are representing themselves in the legal proceedings, reports Breaking News.
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