Paul Kelly and wife's cars sold at auction

Two Console company cars, used by by former charity head Paul Kelly and his wife Patricia, were sold last night auction for a combined €23,000.

Both vehicles were sold to the highest bidders in an auction at Wilsons Auctions, on the Naas Road, last night.

They had previously been secured by the interim chief executive of the charity, David Hall, the weekend before last.

Representatives for Mr Kelly and his wife had handed the vehicles over.

One of the cars, a 2009 Mercedes CLS, was sold for €11,000 while the other, a 2010 Audi Q5, sold for €12,000.

The combined total original purchase price for the cars to the charity was €87,000.