A property investor fears an attempt by receivers to take possession of three houses he and his wife own in Sandycove and Dalkey, Co Dublin, will lead to moves to repossess their family home, the commercial court has heard.

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission has been hit with significant penalties after it was found to have carelessly under-declared its tax liabilities for taxies used by staff to commute from work.

Two more former Blackrock College students were tonight found guilty of violent disorder surrounding the killing of Brian Murphy outside the Burlington Hotel in August 2000.