Losses at Gavin’s companies hit €103k

Accumulated losses continued at companies controlled by celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin in 2010, new figures show.

Mr Gavin, 47, has been embroiled in controversy since last summer arising from plans to locate his award-winning Sky Garden in Cork city’s Fitzgerald Park.

Accounts filed by British-based Diarmuid Gavin Designs Ltd show accumulated losses increased from €96,732 to €103,264 at the end of Dec 2010, with accumulated losses at Diarmuid Gavin Designs Ireland Ltd rose from €60,088 to €65,389.