The Law Society has secured interim orders, on consent, freezing the accounts of a solicitor after he disclosed a client account deficit which he estimated at between €300,000 and €400,000.

The Wilton Shopping Centre purchase pairing (as part of the Hazel Portfolio sale) of Irish property development and investment company Clarendon Properties, with US-based York Capital Management, bodes well for Wilton’s future, say market observers.

The relocation of Cork City’s court services to accommodate the construction of a €21m courthouse on Anglesea St will commence next week.

The barrister accused of intimidating a witness in a trial was cleared of the charge late this afternoon when a jury reached a unanimous verdict of not guilty in the case against him.