Judge orders receivers to vacate Harbourmaster pub in Dublin during rugby match

Receivers must vacate a Dublin pub they took over on Thursday so it can continue to trade during this weekend’s Ireland-Italy rugby international, the High Court has ruled.

Mr Justice Paul Gilligan granted an injunction requiring receivers Jim Hamilton and David O’Connor to leave the Harbourmaster pub and restaurant in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) until the case returns to court next week.

The judge was satisfied to grant the order as he said this was a dispute over a single issue relating to the amount of rent payable by the pub operators.