The court heard that Breifne O’Brien’s deceptions first began to come to light when an allegation was made during civil proceedings in 2008 and Mr Justice Peter Kelly referred the matter to the Garda fraud squad.

The wife of rogue financier Breifne O’Brien has been awarded over €45,000 after being unfairly sacked from the Dublin taxi firm which the high-profile couple once owned.

The wife of rogue financier, Breifne O’Brien, has taken a case for unfair dismissal against the Dublin taxi firm which the couple once owned.

CREDITORS of an insolvent taxi firm owned by rogue financier Breifne O’Brien have been told that they are unlikely to receive any money owed to them.