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Fuel protests leader pursued by Revenue for debts totalling almost €550,000
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Fuel protests leader pursued by Revenue for debts totalling almost €550,000

From Irish Times · (2d ago) English Critical tone

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TLDR

  • Revenue, Ireland's tax authority, has registered judgment mortgages against the home and farmland of James Geoghegan, a leader of recent fuel protests, for nearly €550,000.
  • Geoghegan denies owing the money and claims Revenue owes him €89,000.

Despite leading recent fuel protests and vociferously denying any debt to the Revenue Commissioners, James Geoghegan, a prominent figure in the demonstrations, is facing significant legal action from the tax authority. Revenue has secured six debt judgments against Geoghegan over the past six and a half years, totaling almost €550,000, with these judgments remaining unsatisfied. These legal actions have resulted in judgment mortgages being registered against Geoghegan's family home and over 68 acres of his farmland in Co. Westmeath. Geoghegan, an agricultural contractor, has publicly asserted that the Revenue Commissioners owe him money, even claiming a figure of €89,000. He has dismissed the tax authority's claims as "false" and "pure bulls**t," suggesting his legal team believes he has a strong case against them. He also stated he has paid more tax than anyone else and that Revenue would shut down a small business owing such a sum. The debts are registered against Geoghegan personally, not his company, J Geoghegan Agri Limited.

no issue

— James GeogheganGeoghegan's response when asked about owing money to the Revenue Commissioners.
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