Housing
Ex-FG minister urged O’Brien to intervene in Wicklow property dispute
Last year, Wicklow County Council backed out of a deal to lease homes from Arresico Ireland after it ‘consistently failed’ to deliver social housing units on time
Paudie Coffey, the former Fine Gael minister, asked Darragh O’Brien to intervene in a dispute between Wicklow County Council and a property investment firm he works for.
An email sent by Pinnacle Public Affairs, a consultancy firm set up by Coffey, to the Minister of Housing’s office in September 2022 said the decision by Wicklow County Council to back out of a deal to lease two homes from Arresico Ireland could cause “serious repercussions” for ...