High Court pauses Criminal Assets Bureau's attempt to sell Martin Foley's Dublin home
A High Court judge granted a temporary stay on the sale of Martin “The Viper” Foley’s house in Dublin, giving him time to secure new legal representation.
Martin “The Viper” Foley told a High Court judge that he was unrepresented because his solicitor died suddenly, and requested more time to challenge the Criminal Assets Bureau’s (CAB) order to sell his Dublin house. Judge Cian Ferriter granted a stay on the sale of the Cashel Avenue property until Friday, allowing Foley to find new counsel. Earlier, an ex parte stay was denied by Judge David Nolan, who required notice to CAB.
CAB’s counsel, Shaula Connaughton Deeny, noted that Foley had filed an affidavit but had not served it on the bureau. The bureau seized the home after Foley failed to pay an outstanding tax liability of almost €1 million, with a prior 18-month stay set to lapse on Thursday. Foley’s current wife, Sonya, claims a share of the property and warns the family could become homeless if the sale proceeds. The judge postponed enforcement pending a hearing scheduled for 9 December.
