Tyrrelstown property firm Vieira loses €2m Vat case

Vieira was set up by Richard and Michael Larkin to develop a very large and dense housing estate in the area between 2001 and 2009

A property company that was caught up in a storm over proposed mass evictions on a west Dublin estate two years ago has lost a €2 million Vat case.

The High Court has ruled that Vieira Limited entered a “purely artificial” licensing arrangement to sell 198 houses in Tyrrelstown with the principal aim of obtaining a tax advantage.

Vieira was set up by Richard and Michael Larkin to develop a very large and ...