Ulster Bank has reportedly moved to block any attempt by property developer Liam Carroll to sell off more half of his €67m stake in food group Greencore.

Property developer Liam Carroll is reportedly set to make a fresh bid for court protection today in a last-ditch effort to prevent the collapse of his property empire.

The High Court today appointed a provisional liquidator to two companies in the Liam Carroll-controlled Zoe group.

The Supreme Court will rule later this evening on property developer Liam Carroll's appeal of last month's High Court decision not to appoint an examiner to several companies in his Zoe building group.