It was Gayle Killilea Dunne’s first business foray into the US and not a happy one: She was ripped off by her lawyer, who stole half a million dollars within weeks of her wiring it to his account.

THE comptroller of the State of New York, Thomas DiNapoli rounded off his visit to Northern Ireland with Junior Minister Jeffery Donaldson by officially opening a state-of-the-art business facility, aimed at providing “access, network and support” to local businesses and potential US investors.

The High Court has today ordered that a 53 year old Irishman businessman be extradited to the United States where he is wanted for sexually assaulting a minor during the 1990's.