Developer Gerry Gannon, behind Gannon Homes, was one of the big property players of the Celtic Tiger era. At the peak of his powers, he co-owned the K Club golf resort with Michael Smurfit and was one of the select Maple Ten group of investors approached to help out Anglo Irish Bank in 2008. When the recession hit and the property market crumbled, Gannon’s multi-million euro business loans fell under the control of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama). More than a decade on from the crash, Gannon says he is still significantly indebted to the state agency. That revelation…

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