Its roster of hotels, bars, restaurants, cinema and building sites may have been shuttered as a result of the pandemic. But the Press Up Group, the ubiquitous hospitality giant controlled by Paddy McKillen junior and Matt Ryan has been busy in another arena: the courts. Last year, it sued the state over restrictions on pubs and restaurants. And earlier this month, an associated building company of McKillen Jnr, Oakmount, initiated a High Court challenge over the Government’s decision to extend regulations preventing the construction firm, and some 60 per cent of the construction industry, from operating. Now, seven companies within…

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