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Discuss adverse possession after Dunne v Iarnród Éireann.

Property · Oct 2023 paper · Q2 · 36 min essay

8 of last 10 sittings Practice →

"Adverse possession is a doctrine in decline." Discuss.

Property · March 2022 paper · Q4 · 36 min essay

8 of last 10 sittings Practice →

Dunne v Iarnród Éireann [2007] IESC 24

Case · animus possidendi · Irish Supreme Court

Cited in 12 past questions Open →

JA Pye (Oxford) v Graham [2003] 1 AC 419

Case · UKHL · persuasive on factual possession

Cited in 9 past questions Open →

Statute of Limitations 1957, s.13

Legislation · 12-year limitation period · foundational

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Adverse possession & registered land

Notes · Property Module 6 · 22 min read

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Episode 14 · How adverse possession actually works in Irish exams

Podcast · 38 min · 4,200 listens

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This is your weakest area, in your weakest subject.

Adverse possession appears in 8 of the last 10 sittings. Two practice essays on this topic this week would lift your Property band by an estimated 7-9 points.

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Pattern across sittings

Adverse possession8 of 10
Easements7 of 10
Co-ownership6 of 10
Mortgages5 of 10
Leases5 of 10
Constructive trusts4 of 10

Examiner reports mentioning this

Oct 2024 report"Candidates conflated factual & adverse possession"
Mar 2024 report"Few cited Dunne v IÉ correctly"
Oct 2023 report"Animus rarely engaged"