Court orders O’Callaghan to pay tribunal costs

DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan faces a large legal bill following his failure to halt the Mahon tribunal’s inquiries into allegations against him.

The Supreme Court dismissed Mr O’Callaghan’s challenge to the inquiry by a four to one majority earlier this year. Yesterday the court directed he must pay the costs to the tribunal of opposing that challenge.

The tribunal is carrying out further inquiries in its Quarryvale Two module, which was deferred pending the outcome of the case.