A FIRM of solicitors retained by a bank to act for it concerning substantial loans to property developer John Kelly and struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne is being sued for €23 million over an alleged failure to ensure the bank had proper security related to those loans.

A MAN has died after being trapped by a tree he was attempting to cut down.

A €34m upgrade on the N11 in Co Wicklow officially opens today.

SOLICITOR Thomas Byrne has claimed before the Commercial Court he was the victim of “vampire-like demands for capital” by property developer John Kelly over a 10-year period but never received any profits from several ventures in which both men were involved.