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Woman claims Galway cousins failed to repay loans
Galway Bay fm newsroom – A 96 year old woman Mayo native, living in New York, who is suing her Galway cousins, has told a court that they did not respond to her requests to return the money she allegedly loaned them.
Retired waitress, Kathleen McNicholas told the High Court here that she loaned 300 thousand dollars to Olive Cunningham of Rockfield Park and Ann Cunningham of Fursey Road Shantalla to do up their homes
Kathleen McNicholas, who has no children herself, saved a substantial amount of money since moving to New York in 1954, through working and investing in stocks.
Her cousin Olive Cunningham says the 200 thousand dollars she received from Ms.McNicholas was given to provide 24-hour home care for her ill brother.
He was the only member of the family still living in the family farm near Knock and he subsequently died in 2012.
She claims an additional 50 thousand euro received from her American cousin was a ‘gift’ to ‘treat’ herself and her family and was not a loan.
Ms McNicholas’ other cousin, Ann Cunningham says she received an unsolicited 100 thousand dollars when she visited New York in 2013 and that it was a gift.
According to today’s Irish Times, Kathleen McNicholas gave evidence to the High Court by video-link from New York.
She said the money was given to the women to do work on their homes and when she asked for it back, they said they were selling their homes and would return the funds when prices went up.
Ms. McNicholas says the two women then failed to respond to her calls and she wrote to them seeking repayment of the money as she needed it for her own care.
When she failed to get a response, she issued legal proceedings here.
The hearing is continuing before Justice Charles Meenan and is being expedited due to Ms. McNicholas age.
The death has occurred of the former Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Martin Drennan, six years after he announced his retirement on health grounds. He was aged 78.
The Galway Diocesan Office confirmed the death this (Saturday) afternoon of the Bishop and Apostolic Administrator Emeritus, who oversaw the Diocese for eleven years.
Born on January 2, 1944 in Piltown, County Kilkenny, he studied for the priesthood at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, from where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1968. His brother Michael is also a priest.
Following his ordination, he continued his studies in Rome where he was awarded a Licentiate in both sacred theology and sacred scripture. He returned to Rome in 1980 to become spiritual director at the Pontifical Irish College for the next five years.
He became a lecturer in sacred scripture at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, where he continued to teach until his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin in 1997 with responsibility for East Wicklow and South Dublin.
Following the retirement of Bishop James McLoughlin, Bishop Drennan was appointed Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora and he was installed on July 3, 2005 in Galway Cathedral.
Outgoing Cllr Terry O’Flaherty (Ind) is on course to retain her City Council seat – and top the poll in City East.
With 33% of the boxes tallied, Cllr O’Flaherty is polling strongly, particularly in Renmore.
Michael John Crowe is ahead of his running mate Alan Cheevers for the Fianna Fáil vote, according to the early figures, although that could change when Doughiska and Roscam boxes are opened.
The Green Party’s Claire Hillery is on about 7%, with Fine Gael on 10% and Sinn Fein on 5%.
The opening of boxes for the local elections began at 9am this morning in Leisureland when the tallymen (and women) kicked into gear.
As regards the Galway County Council elections, the smaller areas are being opened first which means that the four-seater Connemara North boxes will be first in the pecking order.
It will be followed by Gort-Kinvara (5 seats), Connemara South (5 seats), Athenry-Oranmore (7 seats), Ballinasloe (6 seats), Loughrea (5 seats) and finally Tuam (7 seats).
The boxes in these areas will be opened and tallied in that particular order before being transferred to the Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Threadneedle Road where the counting will commence around mid-morning.
That is when the fun will really begin – although the tallies should give a good indication as to where most of the seats are destined.
As regards the city, the Galway City East boxes were opened first, followed by Galway City Central and finally Galway City West. These votes will be transferred to the Westside Centre by around 11am for counting.
There are 39 seats on Galway County Council to be filled with 18 on Galway City Council. The City Council count is expected to conclude on Saturday night but the County Council count – with seven electoral areas to be filled – could well go into Monday.
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