Entertainer Twink, whose real name is Adele Condron-King, has been given a last chance by a judge to save her home from repossession.
Possession proceedings by Start Mortgages against Twink and her estranged husband, David Agnew, were adjourned today in relation to their former home, Idrone House, Idrone Avenue in Knocklyon in Dublin.
The court was told that the matter had been going on since 2010 and that no payments had been made by Twink on the mortgage over five years. Agnew was not in court for today's proceedings.
Judge Jacqueline Linnane said: "This shows the matter has been ignored."
Twink's solicitor said there was an agreement in place with the mortgage provider and a sum of money had been transferred yesterday.
The court was told that Twink was now putting the house on the market and was looking for a six-month adjournment of the proceedings to allow the agreement to be implemented and the sale to go ahead.
However Start Mortgages, which says it is owed about €250,000 including €18,000 arrears, opposed the application, because Twink/Condron-King was in breach of the agreement.
Today the judge said she was not granting the company an order for possession because it would interfere with an eventual sale of the house.
The judge said Condron-King had to address the arrears and had to decide the seriousness of the proceedings. She said the company had made numerous efforts to address the matter.
"The costs are also mounting and the matter is now coming to an end. I therefore am allowing Ms Condron-King one final adjournment," Judge Linnane said.
