Man allowed to challenge order

Mr Dennis Barrington, of Drumaclarig, Bantry, Cork, has been granted leave in the High Court to challenge a District Court order…

Mr Dennis Barrington, of Drumaclarig, Bantry, Cork, has been granted leave in the High Court to challenge a District Court order for committal to prison for the non-payment of an £18,677 Circuit Court decree against him.

Mr Barrington was also granted a temporary injunction by Mrs Justice McGuinness, restraining gardai from arresting him on foot of the District Court warrant.

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