Jim O'Callaghan

High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears – The Irish Times

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When property developer Paddy Kelly went bust in 2009, he had debts of more than €350 million. The amount owed by his wife, Maureen Kelly, to the landlord of the couple’s house on Morehampton Road in Dublin 4 is not quite as daunting but it’s still a record amount ordered to be paid by the … Read more

Another whirl of the merry-go-round for cabinet jobs, with careers on the line

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New taoiseach Micheál Martin, once elected, will have sole prerogative in bestowing portfolios, but of course it’s already worked out that Fianna Fáil will get eight jobs to Fine Gael’s seven. The Cabinet is constitutionally limited to 15 members, which is why there is an expansion in the junior ranks from 20 to 23, in … Read more