When it was over Peter Conlon left Court Number 6 alone wearing grey Nike runners, a streamlined backpack on his shoulder, and his blue shirt untucked over his jeans. Inside the bag was a Macbook he had pulled out and used on occasion during the 90-minute disqualification hearing, his reading glasses placed above his KN95 mask. At 67, in his casual dress, he still looked the part of a tech entrepreneur. Yet the image of the businessman, once feted as a beacon of Irish innovation and success, has otherwise been irreparably tarnished. It has been a hard fall for the…

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