ACC BANK is to bring High Court proceedings against musician Jim Corr and another man arising out of an alleged failure to repay €1.3 million obtained to buy land.
The dispute arises out of a loan agreement the Dutch-owned bank claims it entered into with Mr Corr and Liam Marks of the Coach House, Sandymount, Blackrock, Dundalk, Co Louth, for the purchase of 91 acres at Barrowmount, Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny.
The bank claims that last June it demanded repayment of €1.36 million from both men. It says the money has not been repaid. The bank loan was sanctioned in 2004.
Mr Corr (46) is a member of the internationally acclaimed Dundalk band The Corrs.
Yesterday ACC secured an order from the High Court allowing it to serve the musician notice of the proceedings at his place of residence in Bangor, Co Down, by ordinary post.
In documentation before the court, a lawyer acting for ACC expressed his belief that Mr Corr had been evading being served notice of the bank’s proceedings against him.
Yesterday Mr Justice John MacMenamin granted ACC an order for substituted service allowing it to serve Mr Corr notice of the proceedings by ordinary prepaid post at his normal place of residence at an apartment at Sharman House, Old Windmill Road, Crawfordsburn, Bangor.
In an affidavit to the court, solicitor Donnacha O’Donovan for ACC said he believed Mr Corr was evading being served notice of the proceedings. A summons server attempted to serve Mr Corr with the proceedings on four dates in late July to early August last without success.
Mr O’Donovan also wrote to Mr Corr informing him of the proceedings, and asked to meet with him to effect service of the proceedings on him. Those letters were delivered to Mr Corr’s address by both ordinary and registered post. Last month the registered letters were returned to Mr O’Donovan’s office marked “Not called for”.
Mr O’Donovan said a solicitor’s firm acting for Mr Corr informed him it was not in a position to accept service of the proceedings.