Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher has been found not guilty of theft by a jury of six men and women at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following a six-day trial.

A solicitor has told the Conrad Gallagher trial that the contract under which the Fitzwilliam Hotel purchased paintings from him was "unambiguous" but "untidy".

Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was "far from insolvent" and his business was "thriving" when he moved his restaurant Peacock Alley to Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin Circuit Criminal has heard.

Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher, accused of stealing three paintings from the Fitzwilliam Hotel, told gardaí he knew they belonged to the hotel and he should not have sold them, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

A few days after selling three paintings he allegedly stole from the Fitzwilliam Hotel, celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher told its general manager they had been taken from him by 'rough people', Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.

Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was insolvent before he moved his restaurant to the Fitzwilliam Hotel, a jury has been told at the start of his trial for allegedly stealing three paintings.

CELEBRITY chef Conrad Gallagher is due to be released from Cloverhill Prison today as he awaits trial on criminal charges of stealing valuable paintings from his own restaurant.