It was like a serious car-crash scene, a huge and anxious crowd gathered around the pitch of Michael and Marie Field, all eyes trained on the action in the centre, murmurs of concern, of sympathy.

HIGH COURT proceedings by the owners of Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel, seeking books and records from a company that manages the landmark premises, may be “fast-tracked” to the court’s big business division, a judge has been told.

THE owners of the Shelbourne Hotel have been given permission by the High Court to seek an order compelling the company managing the landmark Dublin city centre hotel to allow them access to the hotel’s books and records.

A LEGAL action by multimillionaire stockbroker Bruce Ashmore against his former employer, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and the financial regulator was settled at the High Court yesterday.

AMY FOSTER (Glenlola Collegiate School), silver medallist in the 100m at the European Youth Olympics last week, will be back in action at Tullamore on Saturday and hoping for a double in the Schools International between Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.

The mystery bidder for hotel chain Jurys Doyle does not have the support of families owning one-third of the company, it emerged today.

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent