The State (McGeough) v Louth C.C.

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1973
Date01 January 1973
CourtSupreme Court
(S.C.)
The State (McGeough)
and
Louth C.C

Alienation - Consent of county manager required - Policy against consenting to sales - Statutory provisions disregarded - Natural justice - Mandamus -Labourers Act, 1936 (No. 24), s. 17. sub-s. 2.

The prosecutrix held a labourer's cottage in fee simple. She wished to sell her interest. She applied to Louth County Council for leave to sell as there was a statutory prohibition against alienation or sale without the consent of the localauthority. Permission to...

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  • Duff v Minister for Agriculture (No. 2)
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 4 March 1997
    ...the wrongs they had suffered. Rogers v. Louth County CouncilIR [1981] I.R. 265 and The State (McGeough) v. Louth County CouncilDLTR (1956) 107 I.L.T.R. 13 considered. (Per Blayney and Barrington JJ.): That on the evidence, the Minister had decided to give development farmers such as the pla......
  • McDonagh v Clare County Council
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 19 July 2002
    ...OF LONDON AUTHORITY EX PARTE KYNOCH 1919 1 KB 176 BRITISH OXYGEN LTD V MIN FOR TECHNOLOGY 1971 AC 610 MCGEOUGH, STATE V LOUTH CO COUNCIL 107 ILTR 13 MCNAMEE V BUNCRANA UDC 1983 IR 213 O'NEILL V MIN FOR AGRICULTURE 1997 2 ILRM 435 HOUSING ACT 1988 S9(2) HOUSING ACT 1988 S13 O'BRIEN V WIC......
  • O'Brien v Bord na Móna
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 1 January 1983
    ...16 Garvey v. Ireland [1981] I.R. 75. 17 McDonald v. Bord na gCon [1965] I.R. 217. 18 The State (McGeough) v. Louth County Council (1956) 107 I.L.T.R. 13. 19 Rice v. Dublin Corporation [1947] I.R. 425. 20 Fisher v. Irish Land Commission [1948] I.R. 3. 21 McGrath v. Trustees of Maynooth Colle......
  • O'Neill v Min for Agriculture & Food, Ireland & Attorney General
    • Ireland
    • Supreme Court
    • 14 May 1997
    ...LONDON AUTHORITY EX PARTE KYNOCH 1919 1 KB 176 BRITISH OXYGEN LTD V MIN FOR TECHNOLOGY 1971 AC 610 MCGEOUGH, STATE V LOUTH CO COUNCIL 1956 107 ILTR 13 MCNAMEE V BUNCRANA UDC 1983 IR 213 LIVE STOCK (ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION) REGS 1948 SI 55/1948 TREATY OF ROME ART 30 TREATY OF ROME ART 37......
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