Alligator, tarantulas and scorpions in Laois garage at centre of High Court ownership dispute

The High Court in Dublin

Tim Healy

A couple have launched High Court proceedings in a dispute over the ownership of a garage where they keep exotic pets including scorpions, chameleons, and an alligator.

Alan O Neill, and his partner June Finnegan from Crann Nua, Edenderry Road, Portarlington, Co Laois, have sued Drumgoan Developments Limited, Noel Martin Senior and Darren Martin, who are alleged to be the firm's owners and operators.