Back in the late 1990s, English golfer Nick Faldo had a dream to design and build a Ryder Cup class golf course on a private Mayo island. But the links on Bartragh Island in Killala Bay never became a reality despite a hefty initial investment of around €3 million. Conservationists opposed the development as the island’s birds were protected and there were legal rows over ownership. In September, new buyers moved in reportedly paying €1.1 million for the sandy island. Indirectly the legal piece continues, however, in a Russian doll of litigation involving solicitors being sued by one of the…

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