On Monday morning, the former millionaire property developer Philip Marley sat at the back of a half empty court waiting for his case to be called in the High Court personal insolvency list.  It was something of a last chance saloon for the businessman, best known for his collapsed boomtime student accommodation venture, Ely Property, and for previously dating US celebrity Dana Wilkey, who starred in the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The past few years have been a struggle for the Dublin developer. His business empire in the UK and Ireland collapsed.  In 2013, Ely was…

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