Antrim freemasons challenge suspension in court
Representatives from the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Ireland have appeared in court to defend suspending two of their members.
Brian Hood, 48, and his father Stewart Hood, 67, from Randalstown are suing the Grand Lodge in Ireland after they were suspended.
It followed a row over a disputed proposal to sell its Northern Ireland headquarters in Belfast.
The men were suspended on a charge of "unmasonic conduct".
They are seeking to have the sanction declared void, which could then see them reinstated at their lodge in Templepatrick, County Antrim.
Disciplinary action to suspend the Hoods was first taken in 2009...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25936502
Representatives from the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Ireland have appeared in court to defend suspending two of their members.
Brian Hood, 48, and his father Stewart Hood, 67, from Randalstown are suing the Grand Lodge in Ireland after they were suspended.
It followed a row over a disputed proposal to sell its Northern Ireland headquarters in Belfast.
The men were suspended on a charge of "unmasonic conduct".
They are seeking to have the sanction declared void, which could then see them reinstated at their lodge in Templepatrick, County Antrim.
Disciplinary action to suspend the Hoods was first taken in 2009...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25936502
