Brothers fighting vulture fund’s attempts to sell debt-laden property

Aidan Mahon (left) with his brother Kevin and nephew Brian (centre), outside their commercial property in Malahide Picture:Fergal Phillips

Two brothers from a well-known Malahide retail family are fighting attempts by a vulture fund to sell on their debt-laden property, which they say was their sole source of income.

Aidan and Kevin Mahon’s father Maurice ran a newsagent in the heart of the village for decades, with the family living next door.

When it shut, the brothers bought out the rest of their family and borrowed from Anglo Irish Bank during the ...