The judge said it was probably Glen McCarthy’s argumentative attitude in the Harbourmaster Bar and Restaurant that had led to the proceedings being taken.

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.

GSO Capital Partners, the global credit platform of the Blackstone Group, has acquired European leveraged loan manager Harbourmaster Capital.

Some of Dublin’s best known pubs and a major Irish fashion chain were fighting for survival tonight after securing legal action to stave off creditors.

HARBOURMASTER Capital Management, a Dublin-based asset manager, plans to sell €500 million of bonds secured by loans used to finance leveraged buyouts, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.