MELBOURNE — The family that operated Hogan's Irish Bar may soon be allowed to re-enter the pub to remove inventory, equipment and possessions — some of which were imported from Ireland.
On Feb. 19, property owner Vincent Keenan shut down the North Atlantic Avenue tavern just south of Cape Canaveral,, triggering a social media uproar. Pub founder Patrick Hogan says he was wrongfully evicted, while Keenan says he fired an under-performing employee.
Keenan has not let the Hogans return to the site since the closure. On Feb. 21, Hogan requested an emergency temporary injunction to retrieve personal property and fixtures. An agreement was struck during a Wednesday hearing at the Melbourne Courthouse.
“They can have the bar. They can have everything in the building. I want an empty building," Keenan testified on the witness stand.
“They can take the sinks. I wish they’d take everything. Let’s make it that they take everything off the property. Because I don’t want to be left with four or five dumpsters of garbage — which is what I have now," Keenan said.
"Everything off the property, except the concrete building and the air conditioners and the plumbing attached," he said.
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