Entrepreneur Denis Connolly was being sued for “many many millions” around the time he entered into a deal to buy Wicklow wedding resort Tinakilly House in 2013, the High Court has heard. Under cross-examination on Thursday, the co-proprietor of the luxury hotel agreed there were eight sets of legal proceedings against him – including summary claims by lawyers, accountants, and a €4 million debt suit brought by Cabot Finance – around when he acquired the Victorian property with Philippines-based businessman Gerard Lane. However, he denied he sought to conceal his interest in the hotel venture as a result of financial…

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