The former secretary of a district court judge accused of trying to dupe a friend out of half his estate has denied being told what to say by the accused.

EVERY GAA parish has one — a character, a living embodiment of the club and its history.

THE High Court is to be asked to place restrictions from practising on a Dublin solicitor who allowed shortfalls of over €425,000 to build up in his client accounts, after he was found guilty of professional misconduct.

THE Law Society yesterday applied to the High Court for an order freezing the accounts of a solicitor because more than€1 million is allegedly missing from his client account.

GARDAÍ have been ordered to arrest solicitor Michael Lynn and bring him before the High Court this morning for failing to comply with an order requiring him to answer questions in court about property dealings that have contributed to his estimated liabilities of €80 million.

FEARS that solicitor and property developer Michael Lynn may have fled the jurisdiction heightened yesterday after he failed to show up in the High Court to answer questions about a series of controversial property dealings.

A SOLICITOR alleged to have concealed substantial deficits in client accounts has agreed to have his practice files taken over by another legal firm.

The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has hit out over reports that her son’s killers are receiving preferential treatment at their secure homes.