'We want them gone' - Limerick council re-enters legal proceedings over 'illegal' caravan

LEGAL proceedings against the occupants of a caravan which is illegally parked just off a main thoroughfare in Limerick city have been reinstated by the local authority.

Calvin Moran and Victoria Faulkner are accused of breaching the terms of an enforcement notice which was served on them more than a year ago.

That notice, dating back to August 2024, required them to move their caravan away from Alandale Road which is located just off Dock Road.

At Limerick District Court this Thursday, solicitor Will Leahy, said the proceedings were adjourned in April of this year after Mr Moran and Ms Faulkner "moved" from the location but that they "appeared again over the summer".

He told Judge Patricia Harney the matter was formally re-entered late last week and that representatives of Limerick City and County Council had hand-delivered a letter informing the defendants of the court date.

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Solicitor Tom Kiely confirmed he had spoken to his clients about the matter. "I have advised them they need to move," he said adding: "They have assured me they will move."

Neither of the defendants were present in court for this Thursday's brief hearing during which Mr Leahy emphasised that the local authority is anxious to resolve matters as quickly as possible.

"We want them gone," he stated.

Adjourning the matter for a week, Judge Harney said she expects progress to have been made noting that Mr Moran and Ms Faulkner "have been over this before".

The penalties for those convicted of failing to comply with an enforcement notice include a fine of up to €5,000 and/or a prison sentence of up to six months.