Melclon Unlimited has secured planning approval for a 96-home development despite significant local opposition from residents in an adjoining housing estate over traffic, privacy, and other concerns.
Shem Drowne Ltd will accept charges of four breaches of environmental regulations, including removing over 1,000 meters of hedgerow without Department of Agriculture consent. The case will be heard again at Clonmel Circuit Court in the new year.
On day 17 of the trial, New York-based building magnate Maurice Regan testified on bidding for Barne, his "dark force" label and why "all is fair in love and war".
Anna Thomson-Moore has given evidence of borrowing to fund the litigation and how, with two young kids in a small community with press focus, the Coolmore proceedings have felt like an "onslaught".
As John Magnier battles construction magnate Maurice Regan over the 751-acre Barne Estate, land registry records and planning files draw the first map of almost 11,000ac amassed in the Golden Vale by the family behind Coolmore.
The court heard that the difficult phone call spurred John Magnier to drive immediately to the Barne Estate to push for an exclusivity agreement to block out other bids.
A bidding war, missing documents and a "sham" trust are among the claims dogging the contested sale of the 750-acre estate in the heart of the Golden Vale. Two business titans circle for the prize.
The world renowned Coolmore Stud is suing Glanbia for tens of millions of euro over contaminated equine feed. Faced with a 14 day ultimatum to concede liability, Glanbia chose to fight back. Court papers shed new light on the battle.
With no prize money handed out and betting shops closed, Covid-19 is taking its toll on racehorse owners, whose costs have remained high. A cascade of bloodstock sales trickling down all the way to breeders is now under threat.
The complex corporate web used to manage the Coolmore horseracing business and its owners’ other investments makes it difficult to estimate their wealth. This matters for a number of reasons – and Magnier’s position on the national rich list is the least of them.
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