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AN EXPERT in property law — who acts for vulture funds and US billionaire “super landlords” — has told Local News that re - cent NAMA eviction notices served on thirty 15 ten - ants are “close to the wire”, that is, legally questionable. Now, Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy (FG, Dublin Bay South), in a Parliamentary Question (PQ) reply, appears to have his own doubts about the ousting of the “Riverwood 30” from nine apartments in River - wood Hall. It appears to violate the so- called “ Law”, a ten - The ILAC Shopping Centre, on Parnell Street has added the ISO tor outstanding retail standards ant protection measure passed to its list of awards. Pictured celebrating are left to right ; Michelle Dolan, Administration following an attempted mass Assistant, Billy Reid, Centre Manager, Richie Corry, Operations Manager, Ann Sheehy, eviction in Tyrrelstown, north Marketing Consultant, and Vivienne Murtagh, QEHS Consultant, CG Business Consulting Dublin, in early 2016. However, as that same Dáil stown Road, will be homeless terpretation of a legal excep - News. answer made clear, neither as and from the end of tion to tenant protections in “They keep on the right Minister Murphy (FG, Dublin March/mid April. The prop - the “Tyrrelstown Law”. This side of Tyrrelstown. And they Bay South) nor Finance Minis - erty lawyer contacted by Local exception allows evictions if make sure that when the ter Paschal Donohue, TD (FG, News offered an insider’s in - (a) a landlord can claim that music stops, someone like Dublin Central) is minded to sight as to how NAMA skirts keeping tenancies going is [vulture funds] Cerberus or stop the Riverwood 30 from the law. “onerous” or if (b) the units Roundtree [Capital] is holding the parcel.” being thrown out of their homes NAMA, he said cleared are fewer in number and onto the street. • distances itself politically than 10. by acquiring loans from bank - In Riverwood the applica - HIGHEST PRICE rupt builders, and then mov - ble number is 10 if a vacant HOMELESS APRIL This, he said, gives NAMA ing out of the picture as unit is counted; but 9 — just the “nothing to do with us” ex - Thirty tenants, including vulture funds, liquidators and barely legally permissible — if cuse when it came to evictions families with young children, others get into the nitty-gritty it is not. or rent hikes. occupying nine units in the of evictions “Normally, NAMA is very complex just off Carpenter - • makes a pro-landlord in - careful,” the insider told Local continued on page 2

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NAMA’s behaviour is “shocking and inappropriate”, view its business being observed, that Chambers says plans to encourage it is exactly what we on to focus on NAMA] found out [about the of finding somewhere NEAR THE PARK: these apartments are just two miles northwest of Phoenix Park, to be more ambitious will look at.” [Empha - are in fact actively in - March/April evic - else.” providing an easy commute for residents working in town in the area of housing sis added.] volved in actions tions] and the cheap - Riverwood Hall is However, there are half of the estate of ment to secure the delivery.” which are reducing est quote we’re getting about 3 miles from two problems with the developer. This property. Yet, Chambers OBLIQUE CRITICISM the supply of afford - is €1700 and €1800, Leo Varadkar’s Dublin that, the lawyer ex - leaves NAMA without The spokeswoman pointed out, nine able housing and…are which is a big jump West office in Ongar. plained. its favourite “nothing went on to deny that households and up to It is most unusual making homes even [from about €1000],” Bizarrely, a spokesper - more expensive to buy First, NAMA knew to do with us” excuse. NAMA has any re - 30 residents received for Minister Murphy Ms Byrne said. son for the Taoiseach or rent.” in Tyrrelstown in 2016 A NAMA spokes - sponsibility to ten - eviction notices: to offer even oblique claimed that no one Meanwhile wor - and again in River - woman at first told ants, here or in other “It is shocking! criticism of NAMA’s from the constituency ried resident Emma BIZARRE wood today, that its Local News that the cases. She said their One of the residents actions. had approached him Byrne and her partner buyer would engage government “could sole legal obligation was notified by the His less-than- Alan Kiely have been "If we had have about Riverwood Hall. in mass evictions. not buy” Riverwood was to get the best receiver that NAMA ringing endorsement renting in Riverwood known this was com - If anyone does, she Second, River - Hall on behalf of price for NAMA- was one of the main — in particular his for three years. They ing around the corner said, the Taoiseach wood Hall is unusual Housing Minister owned properties or parties to this evic - speculation that the described the timing after Christmas we “will look in to the in that NAMA are Eoghan Murphy, thus loan books. tion. It is highly inap - spirit of the law “is of the evictions as wouldn’t have spent matter and respond to making less than their keeping the tenants in However, she propriate that NAMA, not being observed” as a State agency, is — suggests that “ridiculous”: so much. Now we’re any requests for assis - usual efforts to dis - place. agreed that, of late, "We’ve been look - looking at an increase tance made in the tance themselves She then conceded the agency has been circumventing the lawyers employed by NAMA and the vul - ing around since we in rent and the stress normal way.” from the evictions. In - that any buyer — in - given other responsi - law, in the context of the Residential Ten - tures may not have deed, written eviction cluding the Minister bilities. Indeed the ancies Act and the the last word on the notices cite NAMA’s — could make a bid NAMA website and Tyrrelstown amend - Riverwood evictions. authority. for the apartments. Annual Report boast ment…” Already, Deputy NAMA is now However, she said about the units they Minister Murphy, Chambers have been working with liquida - “NAMA could be have allocated to so - replying, said that joined by politicians tors Grant Thornton sued” if they appeared cial housing. NAMA’s actions came of all parties in con - www.blackhorsetyres.ie to sell the block at the to be working in any “But Riverwood within the brief of Fi - demning the eviction highest price on be - way with the govern - Hall may not be suit - of the Riverwood 30. Dessie Ellis, TD (SF, BEST PRICES Dublin North West) said that NAMA’s ac - HIGH QUALITY LOW COST TYRES ON NEW TYRES tions were “a scan - New & Second Hand Part-Worn Tyres dal”. 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This has re - of a lifetime of crimi - • 286 children have nal behaviour. Persist - vitriolic and highly- sulted in 3500 children been waiting over a ent anti-social unusual attack on An and young people year to access Child Bannow Road, Cabra West. Garda Síochána, using going unpunished for behaviour including and Adolescent Men - phrases like “abject crimes, including drug dealing by mi - tal Health Services failure” and “shattered crimes of violence. nors is directly linked trust”. “More than 3500 to the failure of Gardaí (CAHMS). w: www.bpmestates.ie She has even urged victims of these to use the powers “We are failing these disciplinary action crimes continue to available to them.” children,” Deputy against members who pay an incredibly She also sharply Shortall told Local e: [email protected] have “allowed these heavy price for the ab - criticised the Minister News.

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For over four years “Already, there are our South edition over thirty houses [in half & half has carried stories the current site] put - stairs in carPet & wood. about the controver - ting in claims for fully fitted from wood on stairs sial location of the compensation due (with nosing) Children’s Hospital to subsidence,” says in the overcrowded Deputy Ellis. WAY BACK WHEN: commissioning the hospital in 2013, Minister for Health Simon Harris; with Eilish Hardiman, Chief Executive of the Children’s Hospital site of another busy This, he said, is Group, and John Pollock, Project Director of the Development Board hospital, St James’s, due to endless heavy 7mm sitting room & hall just west of Dublin’s vehicles and bull - 1920s estate on the digging started the ideal site for the nearly two years ago. New Children’s Hos - 30 sq.yds - supply & fitted €599 Liberties. dozers shunting in north perimeter of Now Dessie Ellis, and out of St James’s. the hospital campus. Another TD, Alan pital. TD (SF, Dublin NW) Most of the claims Those residents have Kelly (Lab, Tipperary) 3 bedrooms in carPet or lino. 40 sq.yds has joined a chorus are being lodged by also complained did not rule out the MASSIVE SAVINGS €399 of calls, from inside homeowners in about endless noise move, but said that “too much work” had Irwin’s focus, whole house sPecial sitting room & hall laminated the Dáil and out, Ceannt Fort, an early and dust since the 3 bedrooms carpeted. bathroom probably been done however, has always in the southside to & Kitchen lino. up to 65sq.m lam been less on cost and flooring. free carpet for stairs make such a change more on the thera - only €1,395 & landing. fully fitted. economical. peutic value of the Deputy Ellis dis - vast green spaces — agrees: there are more than 12 mm high gloss “As far as I can see, 1200 acres (500 €12.95 they’ve done nothing hectares) — avail - taP in St James’s but dig able beside Con - laminate some foundations,” nolly. he told Local News . Now, with the ad - “Those could be ditional attraction of sitting room & Hall used for any other massive savings to purpose you want: be had by switching in 8mm high gloss housing, more build - to an easier build on ings for St James’s, an empty site, many you name it. St believe that the €699 fitted up to 30 sq yds James’s always said Dublin 8 plans for they were keen to ex - the NCH will not pand anyway!” survive a change of RemnAnts Children’s cam - government. paigner and Jack & And that itself carpet stairs only from €139 Jill founder Jonathan GREEN ACRES: Connolly Hospital proper is hatched in brown. Adjacent green could well be trig - Irwin has long space, about 1200 acres, is hatched in green. Visitors from outside Dublin gered by opposition stairs & landing from €199 would have ready access via the motorway, with no city centre traffic backed Connolly as fury over the current from cost chaos. 3 bedrooms in wood Following recent 35 sq.yds. 4 new colours revelations that the €599 budget has escalated from under half a mat binding service Phone sheila 087 287 4142 billion to more than €2 billion, Tom Costello, Chair of the All RemnAnts stock National Paediatric Hospital Develop - ment Board, offered must cleAR his resignation on Saturday (February at lino Ritchie, Belgard market 2). A Price Water - on sat/sun house Coopers re - remnants fRom €5 sq.yd port, due out next month, has been stairs carpets €89 commissioned at a stairs & landing €139 cost of €500,000. This will analyse the series of events, weeKly Payments with no interest • dePosit secures starting with the commissioning of unit 1a, Finglas town Centre, (beside Footbridge), Finglas the NCH in 2013, that led to the cur - tel: 836 2900 www.linoritchie.ie • email: rent massive price [email protected] Free Parking hike. 6 | THE LOCAL NEWS Sky-high scores for DCU students SPECIAL TO now in First Year Engi - LOCAL NEWS neering. Other winners in - By PAUL KELLY cluded Alison Burke, AT A SPECIAL cere - St Dominic’s College, mony in The Helix Ashtown. The Market - Theatre, eleven brainy ing and Innovation young Dubliners were student scored 1725. presented with a €500 Academic Scholarship BRAINY to study at DCU. Each one managed Numbers guru Cain a massive 550-points- Murphy (not pic - plus in the Leaving tured), of St Aidan’s Certificate, with many Whitehall, has already scoring far more. Ali - started his study in son Donohoe, for ex - Actuarial Mathemat - ample (on the right in ics. (Actuaries are the our composite) man - brainy ones in insur - aged a brain-straining ance companies.) The 1751. This graduate of brilliant northsider’s POINTS IN FAVOUR (left to right): Mark Reiter Lynch, late of St Fintan’s High School; Niamh Murphy, Dominican College, Drumcondra; Adam Worthington, Ardscoil Dominican College Leaving Cert score Rís, Griffith Avenue; Alison Donohoe, St Dominic’s College, Ashtown Secondary, Drumcon - added up to 1843. ture; Dominican Col - Paul’s College, Ra - dra is now a First Year Other winners, each lege, Drumcondra) heny) student in Accounting of them scoring well • Madison Smith • Shauna Rose Rae - and Finance in the into four digits, in - (another Dominicans side (St Dominic’s Col - DCU’s Collins Avenue cluded: Drumcondra girl) lege, Ashtown). campus. • Laura Davis (Scoil • Mark Reiter Lynch In total, over Meanwhile Adam Chatríona, Glasnevin) (left in our picture, St €60,000 worth of Worthington, former • Lauren Shearer (St Fintan’s High School, scholarships were pre - student of Ardscoil Michael’s Holy Faith, Sutton) sented to First Year Rís, Griffith Avenue, Finglas) • Ryan Alexander students at DCU. managed a stellar • Niamh Murphy (another Fintanian) 1938 points. 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The Grand Karaoke Talent Competition started last Friday at McGrath’s Lounge in Cabra. With prize money for heat winners and a fine list of prizes for the final on March 8th, there is plenty of time to enter.Be there in McGrath’s next Friday by 9pm and enter your name and song and see how well you get on. Last Friday, there were nine contestants to start and a fairly packed lounge enjoyed the entertainment before picking the winner of the first heat. Pictured here are the entrants for last Friday. 18 | THE LOCAL NEWS

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