The High Court has heard that lawyers for Console have been unable to locate its founder Paul Kelly or his wife Patricia to serve notice of injunctions.

Yesterday, the court approved various orders preventing the couple and Mr. KellyÂ’s sister Joan McKenna from interfering with the suicide charity.

Following an independent review of the handling of Console’s finances in the wake of a HSE audit that revealed irregularities within the organisation, a number of injunctions were granted against the Kellys and Joan McKenna – a former director and Paul Kelly’s sister.

They included an order preventing them from accessing its bank accounts and credit cards.

Lawyers for the charity returned to the High Court this afternoon because they havenÂ’t been able to find the Kellys to notify them of the injunctions.

The court heard a solicitor called to their home at Alexandra Manor in Clane, Co. Kildare where the post box was overflowing and it appeared nobody had been there for some time.

Calls and emails also went unanswered.

Mr. Justice Paul Gilligan agreed to consider the opening of an email sent to Mr. KellyÂ’s account as service and the case is due back in court next week.

Joan McKenna was successfully served this afternoon

Our Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney reports:

Meanwhile, Rehab has asked Paul Kelly to return his People of the Year award.

He received it in 2014 for his suicide prevention work.

Rehab says on foot of recent revelations and queries from the public they've written to Paul Kelly asking him to return the award.