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Tenant Ordered to Leave Dublin Home After Woman Found ‘Dangling’ from Balcony

From Irish Times · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Dublin tenant has been ordered to leave his apartment after a tribunal heard complaints involving violence, a knife-point robbery and puppy breeding.
  • The tribunal heard that a woman was found dangling from the apartment balcony during a September 2024 incident.
  • The landlord’s housing association cited an ongoing pattern of loud parties, dog breeding and violence.

A Dublin tenant has been given 21 days to leave his apartment after a Residential Tenancies Board tribunal heard about a serious balcony incident, a knife-point robbery and the breeding of puppies in the property.

John Copeland, an employee of the owner management company, told the tribunal that gardaí responded to the apartment in September 2024. A woman was reportedly dangling from the balcony after a violent argument, with blood visible in several areas. The tribunal heard that she had tried to escape through an upper-floor window but was pulled back by a male occupant.

Dangling off the balcony.

· John CopelandCopeland described the September 2024 incident reported to gardaí.

Tenant Myles Bryan said guests had been drinking that night. He said both he and a woman had been assaulted, and that his former girlfriend had tried to jump over the balcony. He said he tried to stop her, after which neighbours reported the incident. Bryan said he was arrested, taken to Ballymun Garda station and later brought to hospital.

Trying to escape.

· Tribunal reportThe report described the woman’s alleged attempt to leave through an upper-floor window.

Focus Housing Association issued a warning giving him 90 days to address antisocial behaviour. It later served an eviction notice in November 2024, citing ongoing problems. The complaints included an incident involving a weapon. Copeland also told the tribunal that a local shop had been robbed at knifepoint in October 2024 and that Bryan was seen returning to the property afterward. Bryan said he left the apartment sometime after the robbery and returned in July or August 2025. At a hearing in April, he accepted that he had been involved in the robbery, saying he had not been in the right frame of mind.

Earlier complaints included puppy breeding in 2023. Copeland said dog faeces and urine had seeped through the floor into the apartment below, and that the ISPCA removed the puppies. He described a broader pattern involving loud music, dog breeding and violence. The housing association also said Bryan continued to keep a dog of a restricted breed.

Not in the right frame of mind.

· Myles BryanBryan explained his involvement in the robbery during a tribunal hearing.
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Originally published by Irish Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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