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Carroll Village saga returns to court Wednesday, 11th July, 2012. Vol. 5, Issue 28 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
By Niamh Kirk
The Carroll Village saga looks set to continue as the Carroll Village Retail Management Services Ltd and Parol Ltd are suing Friends First, claiming that the owner of the former flagship Superquinn outlet is obliged to honour a ‘keep-open’ clause in the stores lease. They are seeking a court order against Friends First for damages caused by the cessation of trade and to force the pension company to reopen the flagship store. Friends First who bought the premises in 2007 along with five others say that they are not in the business of supermarket management and can only make attempts to
find a suitable company to take over the outlet. The case is centred around a keep-open clause in the lease contract, which was drawn up in 1999 which agrees that that the holder of the lease will keep the outlet open for 20 years. Superquinn was the original holder of the lease and when they closed the store as a cost cutting measure in 2007, it was later forced to reopen. Superquinn went into examinership in 2011 and was later bought by the supermarket chain Musgrave; however the Dundalk outlet was not a part of the deal and has remained closed ever since. Parol Ltd and Carroll Continued on Page 6
Red Cross deal with ‘mayhem and destruction’
One of the Red Cross teams in action on Saturday
end as the Red Cross recreated pitchforks in feet and hands realistic accident scenes as part of trapped in tractor blades, an Scenes of mayhem and destruc- this year’s FACE competition. abseiling adventure in which tion took over Dundalk this week- A farm scene, complete with Continued on Page 6
By Paul Byrne