Brian O’Donnell children to face public quizzing

A High Court judge has directed a public cross-examination in court of the four adult children of solicitor Brian O’Donnell about their dealings with the contents of their family home at Gorse Hill, Killiney.

The four— Alexandra, Blake, Blaise, and Bruce — oppose any such oral examination by the trustee administering their parents’ bankruptcy. They said the matter should be dealt with in written documents and an oral examination was a waste of court time and resources. They also argued, if any such oral examination is permitted, it should be held in private.

The four, who contend some of the contents at issue are gifts, have appealed a court order directing their examination and, pending that appeal, had sought a stay on the examination from the Court of Appeal.