Outrage as Danske tries to repossess property by night

Danske Bank has agreed to limit its attempts to repossess a property in Kildare to daylight hours, after an attempt to secure it during the night upset local residents.

An attempt was made to take possession of the property, which is located in Castledermot and which has been at the centre of a long-running dispute, earlier this month.

According to Kildare South TD Jack Wall, who raised the matter in the Dáil last week, “upwards of 30 men dressed in black, some with dogs and some wearing balaclavas” had arrived at the property in the middle of the night.

A public meeting ...