Restriction orders sought against Andiamo Properties directors

The liquidator of a company set up to acquire land is seeking restriction orders under Section 150 of the Companies Act against two of the firm’s directors, one of whom is developer Seamus Ross, whom it is alleged acted in an irresponsible manner over a €2.9m tax demand.

The application has been brought by Stephen Tennant of Grant Thornton, who was appointed liquidator of Andiamo Properties, a company of which Mr Ross and Michael Keogh were directors in January 2013.

Mr Tennant seeks orders under section 150 of the 1990 Companies Act declaring that Mr Ross and Mr Keogh shall not be appointed to act in any way as a director or secretary of a company for a period of five years, unless it is under certain conditions contained in the act.