Abandoned, cyclone-damaged QLD pub for sale The owners of O Duinn s Irish Pub hung a sign from the hotel in 2017 saying they were the victims of their insurer Photo: Daryl Wright
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Subscriber only A NORTH Queensland pub that was damaged by a cyclone almost four years ago has been listed for sale. O Duinns Irish Pub, which is located in Proserpine, was abandoned after Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie, a category four storm, lashed the region in 2017, before continuing its path south along the Queensland coast. O Duinns Irish Pub has remained empty since Cyclone Debbie Its listing ends a drawn-out battle for the pub s owners, who won a court battle to be reinstated in November last year.
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Subscriber only The future of an abandoned Proserpine pub now lies in the hands of its former owners after a successful bid in court. O Duinns Irish Pub on Main St in Proserpine was severely damaged during Cyclone Debbie and has not been open since. The company that owned the pub went into liquidation and the building was handed over to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. However, Dubs Pty Ltd, the previous owners of the pub, have since applied to the Federal Court to be reinstated as the owners of the building. They were successful in their bid and were re-registered on November 4 last year.