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A Roscommon farmer and his family, who were evicted from their home in Falsk, near Strokestown, Co Roscommon on Tuesday of last week, have returned to their home, the Irish Farmers Journal understands.
Last Tuesday, the family was evicted from the home and adjoining farm after it was repossessed and a security firm was hired to guard the property.
It is now being reported by a local anti-eviction activist and RTÉ News that at least one member of the family evicted last week returned to the house on Monday evening.
Attach
In the early hours of Sunday morning, security personnel who were guarding the house came under attack from a group armed with baseball bats. Three people were hospitalised and a dog was killed.
A Garda spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal on Sunday: "A number of people were injured during the incident and three required hospital treatment.
“A number of vehicles were set on fire and a dog was also seriously injured and had to be put down as a result.”
Complaints
On Monday evening, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: “There were two written complaints made to gardaí in relation to the original incident of the repossession of the house in Strokestown.
“Both complaints are being investigated by gardaí,” the spokesperson
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