Businessman Paddy McKillen Jr’s application to set aside a €2.1 million bankruptcy summons looks set to be rejected by the High Court. Mr Justice David Kennedy indicated at a brief court hearing on Monday that that was the direction of travel for the strike-out motion brought by the hospitality entrepreneur against Herbert Street Property Finance Unlimited (HSPF). The court’s written judgment is to be delivered within the next week. HSPF served McKillen Jr with a bankruptcy summons in January 2026 over a covenant allegedly due on a €2.1 million debt to one of McKillen’s real-estate entities, Cool Dust Ltd. The…

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