Unfair dismissal action against Eddie Irvine resumes

THE unfair dismissal action against ex-Formula One racing driver Eddie Irvine by his former friend and business partner, John Foley, resumes this week.

Mr Foley had owned and managed two city centre Dublin bars - Cocoon off Grafton St and O'Reilly's on Tara St since the mid-1990s.

At an earlier hearing of the Employment Appeals Tribunal it was stated Mr Irvine became a 50% shareholder in Calview Investments, the company that owns Cocoon, in return for unsecured loans of over €1 million which he gave to Mr Foley, the owner of the other half-share.