The wife of the former mayor is taking legal action against him and the company that owns their former home: The Irish Times

The wife of former Dublin mayor Nial Ring has launched High Court proceedings against her husband and a Dublin company that owns their former home in Clontarf.

The filing of the proceedings is the latest in a series of lawsuits involving the detached, two-storey, red-brick house on St Lawrence Road, Clontarf, one of the most attractive roads in the north Dublin suburb.

The house was sold by Nial and Joyce Ring in December 2019 – for €2.5 million according to the Property Price Register – and bought by Calvet Properties Ltd, whose company records show it is owned by Mr Ring, who owns the Clontarf home as his home address. .

In February 2019, the couple were on the verge of losing their home when the Circuit Court was told that almost €1 million had been transferred to the Bank of Ireland to pay off a mortgage debt of €903,000 and the bank’s costs arising from a long-term bid. by the bank to seize the property.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane had issued an order for possession of the house in May 2017, but the order was appealed. In February 2019, she dropped the bank’s claim when she said the Rings had managed to raise money from an undisclosed source.

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Counsel for the couple told the judge that the source of the new money should not be revealed as it could breach data protection laws.

On Thursday this week, Mrs Ring initiated High Court proceedings against Calvet, Mr Ring and a law firm previously acting on behalf of the couple.

Company documents show that Calvet, which was incorporated in March 2017 with Mr Ring as its sole director and shareholder, is now in receivership.

In January 2020, it registered a charge in favor of Business Capital and Finance (PC) Ltd, Belfast, which is owned by Gareth Graham, CEO of Belfast Commercial Fund, a non-bank lender to small businesses.

The complaint described Calvet as the landlord and cited a four-year, nine-month lease, dated November 2019, between Calvet, a named individual (not the Rings) and the Clontarf property.

A receiver for Calvet was appointed by the Belfast company in November 2022. In his most recently submitted report, from May 2024, the trustee indicates that he has not yet secured any assets.

Mr Ring, an independent councilor for the north inner city, was mayor between June 2018 and June 2019. When contacted he declined to comment. Attempts to contact Ms. Ring were unsuccessful.