Desmond firm takes case over restoration of house

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2004 / July 16 2004: Desmond firm takes case over restoration of house

Businessman Mr Dermot Desmond has incurred huge unnecessary costs as a result of Dublin Corporation's handling of an application for permission to carry out additional restoration works on an 18th century Georgian house in Dublin's Merrion Square, the High Court was told by his lawyer yesterday. The house at No 71 Merrion Square was the home of the late fashion designer Ms Sybil Connolly. Mr Paul Gallagher SC made the claim when opening a challenge by Illium Properties Ltd, a Gibraltar-registered company which bought the house in 2000 and with which Mr Desmond is involved, to the corporation's issuing in September 2001 of a notice for further information about the proposed restoration works. Illium claims this notice was unnecessary and unreasonable, but the corporation denies these claims.

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