A number of companies of hotelier Johnny Moran have failed in their bid to ask a court to decide whether their property and equality rights were breached when the former Anglo Irish Bank appointed a receiver over hotels and restaurants they operated.

A date may be fixed next month for the full hearing of an application by the former Anglo Irish Bank for €19.4m judgment orders against businessman Johnny Moran over personal guarantees provided by him concerning his Holiday Inn hotel and Blarney Inn pub businesses in Dublin.

ANGLO Irish Bank is seeking summary judgment orders for more than €19.4 million against businessman Johnny Moran over his guarantees of loans made to companies which operated a pub and hotel in Dublin city.